| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 275 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
The John Hope Franklin series in African American history and culture |
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John Hope Franklin series in African American history and culture.
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| Contents |
No More Servants in the House: Pullman Porters Strive for Full-Fledged Citizenship -- The Politics of Paternalism and Patronage in Black Chicago -- Biting the Hand That Feeds Us: The BSCP Battles Pullman Paternalism, 1925-1927 -- Launching a Social Movement, 1928-1930 -- Forging Alliances: New-Crowd Protest Networks, 1930-1935 -- New-Crowd Networks and the Course of Protest Politics, 1935-1940 -- We Are Americans, Too: The March on Washington Movement, 1941-1943 -- Protest Politics Comes of Age |
| Summary |
Focusing on the struggle of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters (BSCP), to form a union in Chicago (HQ of the Pullman Company), this work charts the quest of African Americans for civil rights in the inter-war period. New ground was broken by backing up demands with collective action |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-263) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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Online resource (HeinOnline, viewed August 3, 2021) |
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digitized 2011 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
| SUBJECT |
Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, Train, Chair Car, Coach Porters and Attendants of America gnd |
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Pullman porters -- Labor unions -- United States -- History
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African American labor union members -- Political activity -- History
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Discrimination in employment -- United States -- History
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Race discrimination -- United States -- History
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Labor.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Labor & Industrial Relations.
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Discrimination in employment
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Pullman porters -- Labor unions
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Race discrimination
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Arbeitsbeziehungen
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Gewerkschaft
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Rassendiskriminierung
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Vakverenigingen.
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Civil Rights Movement.
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United States
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USA
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Schwärze
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
0807875368 |
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9780807875360 |
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