Brotherhoods of Color Black Railroad Workers and the Struggle for Equality |
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| Author:
| Arnesen, Eric |
| ISBN: | 978-0-674-02028-3 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2009 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $74.00 |
Book Description:
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From the time the first tracks were laid in the early nineteenth century, the railroad has occupied a crucial place in America's historical imagination. Now, for the first time, Arnesen gives us an untold piece of that vital American institution--the story of African Americans on the railroad.
From the time the first tracks were laid in the early nineteenth century, the railroad has occupied a crucial place in America's historical imagination. Now, for the first time, Arnesen gives us an untold piece of that vital American institution--the story of African Americans on the railroad.