The Challenge of Interracial Unionism Alabama Coal Miners, 1878-1921 |
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| Author:
| Letwin, Daniel L. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8078-4678-0 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 1998 |
| Publisher: | University of North Carolina Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $47.50 |
Book Description:
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This study explores a tradition of interracial unionism that persisted in the coal fields of Alabama from the dawn of the new South through the turbulent era of World War I. It focuses on the forces that prompted black and white miners to collaborate in the labour movement.
This study explores a tradition of interracial unionism that persisted in the coal fields of Alabama from the dawn of the new South through the turbulent era of World War I. It focuses on the forces that prompted black and white miners to collaborate in the labour movement.