Black Labor in Richmond, 1865-1890 |
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| Author:
| Rachleff, Peter |
| ISBN: | 978-0-252-06026-7 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 1989 |
| Publisher: | University of Illinois Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $24.00 |
Book Description:
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''The best study yet written about the ex-slave as urban wage-earner. It is essential reading for students of Afro-American and working-class history.'' -- Herbert Gutman''This book shows that black and white workers could act together and that a working-class reform movement, at least in one southern city, could challenge the existing status quo. ......
''The best study yet written about the ex-slave as urban wage-earner. It is essential reading for students of Afro-American and working-class history.'' -- Herbert Gutman''This book shows that black and white workers could act together and that a working-class reform movement, at least in one southern city, could challenge the existing status quo. ......