Isbn: 9780252069338 - race, class, and power in the alabama coalfields, 1908-21 (the working class in american history) (7 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Brian Kelly's acclaimed look at the fault lines in the society of an Alabama city challenges the notion that white workers led the resistance to racial equality in the Jim Crow South. Kelly focuses on the forces that brought the black and white miners of Birmingham, Alabama, together during the hard-fought strikes of 1908 and 1920. He examines the systematic efforts by the region's powerful industrialists to create racial divisions as a means of splitting the workforce, preventing unionization, and keeping wages the lowest in the United States. He also details the role played by Birmingham's small but influential black middle class, whose espousal of industrial accommodation outraged black miners and revealed significant tensions within the African American community. …

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Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 280 pages. 9.00x6.00x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: New. pp. 280.

Zustand: New. Challenging the prevailing notion that white workers were the main source of resistance to racial equality in the Jim Crow South, the author explores the forces that brought the black and white miners of Birmingham, Alabama, together during the hard-fought strikes of 1908 and 1920. Series: The Working Class in American History. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBTB; KNXB2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 400. . 2001. Illustrated. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. …

Zustand: New. In English.