Working on the Dock of the Bay Labor and Enterprise in an Antebellum Southern Port |
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| Author:
| Thompson, Michael D. |
| Series title: | Carolina Lowcountry and the Atlantic World Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-61117-474-8 |
| Publication Date: | May 2015 |
| Publisher: | University of South Carolina Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $44.99USD $46.99 |
Book Description:
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Explores the history of waterfront labour and labourers - black and white, enslaved and free, native and immigrant - in Charleston, South Carolina, between the American Revolution and Civil War. Michael D. Thompson explains how a predominantly enslaved workforce laid the groundwork for the creation of a robust and effectual association of dockworkers, most of whom were black, shortly after emancipation.
Explores the history of waterfront labour and labourers - black and white, enslaved and free, native and immigrant - in Charleston, South Carolina, between the American Revolution and Civil War. Michael D. Thompson explains how a predominantly enslaved workforce laid the groundwork for the creation of a robust and effectual association of dockworkers, most of whom were black, shortly after emancipation.