Red Seas : Ferdinand Smith and radical black sailors in the United States and Jamaica / Gerald Horne.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Horne, Gerald.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Smith, Ferdinand.

National Maritime Union of America--History--20th century.

National Maritime Union of America.

Labor leaders--United States--Biography.

Labor leaders.

African American communists--Biography.

African American communists.

Jamaican Americans--Biography.

Jamaican Americans.

Labor leaders--Jamaica--Biography.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (379 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : New York University Press, c2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

During the heyday of the U.S. and international labor movements in the 1930's and 1940's, Ferdinand Smith, the Jamaican-born co-founder and second-in-command of the National Maritime Union (NMU), stands out as one of the most-if not the most-powerful black labor leaders in the United States. Smith's active membership in the Communist Party, however, coupled with his bold labor radicalism and shaky immigration status, brought him under continual surveillance by U.S. authorities, especially during the Red Scare in the 1950's. Smith was eventually deported to his homeland of Jamaica, where he

Contents:

Introduction: sailing from Jamaica

Sailing the Red Seas

Perilous waters

The Black Ocean

Few safe harbors

Wind in their sails

Storm signal

Storm, at sea

Walking the plank

Black labor at sea

Dropping anchor in Jamaica

On the beach

The final voyage of Ferdinand Smith.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-332) and index.

ISBN:

9780814744543

0814744540

9780814773345

0814773346

9781429414173

1429414170

OCLC:

779828282