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Pullman porters and the rise of protest politics in Black America, 1925-1945 / Beth Tompkins Bates.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bates, Beth Tompkins, author.
- Series:
- John Hope Franklin Series in African American History & Culture
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Pullman porters--Labor unions--United States--History.
- Pullman porters.
- African American labor union members--Political activity--History.
- African American labor union members.
- Discrimination in employment--United States--History.
- Discrimination in employment.
- Race discrimination--United States--History.
- Race discrimination.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (302 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Chapel Hill ; London : The University of North Carolina Press, [2001]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Focusing on the struggle of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters (BSCP), to form a union in Chicago (HQ of the Pullman Company), this work charts the quest of African Americans for civil rights in the inter-war period. New ground was broken by backing up demands with collective action.
- Contents:
- Contents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. No More Servants in the House; 2. The Politics of Paternalism and Patronage in Black Chicago; 3. Biting the Hand That Feeds Us; 4. Launching a Social Movement, 1928-1930; 5. Forging Alliances; 6. New-Crowd Networks and the Course of Protest Politics, 1935-1940; 7. We Are Americans, Too; 8. Protest Politics Comes of Age; Notes; Bibliography; Index;
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [243]-263) and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9798890871602
- 9780807875360
- 0807875368
- OCLC:
- 476236369
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