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Labor Revolt In Alabama : The Great Strike of 1894 / [by] Robert David Ward [and] William Warren Rogers.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ward, Robert David.
- Series:
- Southern historical publications ; no. 9.
- Southern historical publication, no. 9
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Coal Strike, Ala., 1894.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (173 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Tuscaloosa, Alabama ; London, [England] : University Alabama Press, 1965.
- Summary:
- The gripping story of the 1894 Alabama coal miners strike The Alabama coal miners' strike of 1894 to gain improved working conditions and to protect themselves from wage reductions.The authors recount the depression of the early 1890s, which set the stage for the strike, and the subsequent use of convict labor, which became a catalyst.
- Contents:
- Contents; Preface; 1. Early Efforts at Organization; 2. Unionization, Political Revolt, and Panic; 3. The Strike Begins; 4. Violence and State Troops; 5. More Violence and a Quieter Note; 6. Trouble at the Tracks; 7. The Miners and Political Protest; 8. ""The Agony Is Over""; Notes; Bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Bibliography: p. 161-165.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-8173-9059-6
- OCLC:
- 967557186
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