We Just Keep Running the Line : Black Southern Women and the Poultry Processing Industry

The poultry processing industry in El Dorado, Arkansas, was an economic powerhouse in the latter half of the twentieth century. It was the largest employer in the interconnected region of South Arkansas and North Louisiana surrounding El Dorado, and the fates of many related companies and farms depe...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Gray, LaGuana
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Baton Rouge : LSU Press, 2014.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Working class African Americans.
Industrial relations.
Discrimination in employment.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Labor & Industrial Relations.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Labor.
Travailleurs noirs americains > États-Unis (Sud) > Histoire.
Relations industrielles > États-Unis (Sud) > Histoire.
Discrimination dans l'emploi > États-Unis (Sud) > Histoire.
Volailles > Traitement > Usines > États-Unis (Sud) > Gestion > Histoire.
Volailles > Industrie > États-Unis (Sud) > Personnel > Conditions sociales.
Working class African Americans > Southern States > History.
Industrial relations > Southern States > History.
Discrimination in employment > Southern States > History.
Poultry plants > Southern States > Management > History.
African American women employees > Southern States > Social conditions.
Poultry industry > Southern States > Employees > Social conditions.
Southern States.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. "Arkansas's First Boomtown"; 2. "I Was a Single Parent-I Had to Work"; 3. "I Learned This-You Ain't Nobody!"; 4. "They Don't Expect the Human Body to Break Down!"; 5. "They Are about to Outnumber All the Different Races"; Conclusion; Appendix A. Biographies; Appendix B. Interview Questions; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y.

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