Class and the color line : interracial class coalition in the Knights of Labor and the Populist movement / Joseph Gerteis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gerteis, Joseph, 1970-

Series:

Politics, history, and culture.

e-Duke books scholarly collection.

Politics, history, and culture

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Knights of Labor--History.

Knights of Labor.

Labor unions--Southern States--Political activity--History--19th century.

Labor unions.

Coalitions--Southern States--History--19th century.

Coalitions.

Populism--Southern States--History--19th century.

Populism.

Farmers--Southern States--Political activity--History--19th century.

Farmers.

Working class--Southern States--Political activity--History--19th century.

Working class.

Southern States--Race relations--History--19th century.

Southern States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (287 p.)

Other Title:

Interracial class coalition in the Knights of Labor and the Populist movement

Place of Publication:

Durham : Duke University Press, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This ms studies class and race boundaries, and interracial political coalitions, in two significant 19th century social movements--the Knights of Labor and the Populist movement.

Contents:

Republican radicalism

Race, class, and republican virtue in the Knights of Labor

The Knights of Labor in Richmond, Virginia

The Knights of Labor in Atlanta, Georgia

Race and the populist "Hayseed Revolution"

Race and the agrarian revolt in Georgia

Race and the agrarian revolt in Virginia

Class, status, power, and the interracial project

Appendix: data collection, sources, and methods.

Notes:

Based on the author's Ph. D. thesis, University of North Carolina, 1999.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613023315

9780822390237

082239023X

9781283023313

1283023318

OCLC:

271168135