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The Black worker : a documentary history from colonial times to the present ; volume 1 |
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Black worker ; v. 1.
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Originally published in 1978. |
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Reissued with foreword by Keona K. Ervin. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Open access. |
| Contents |
Part I: Black labor in the old south. Blacks in the crafts and industries of the old south ; Slave craftsman in America ; Industrial slavery ; Hiring-out of slave mechanics Self-purchase by slave mechanics ; A slave mechanic's escape to freedom ; Occupations of free blacks in the south -- Part II: Race relations in old southern industries. The debate over the use of free or slave mechanics ; Petitions and protests of white mechanics against black mechanics ; Free black workers and the law ; Labor violence in black and white ; Observations on race relations -- Part III: Free black labor in the north. Northern free black occupations ; Discrimination against free black workers in the north -- Part IV: Living conditions and race relations in the north. Pauperism ; Colorphobia ; White abolitionists and jobs for free blacks ; Anti-black labor riots ; Northern free black kidnapped and sold into slavery -- Part V: Black workers in specific trades. Free black waiters ; Black seamen ; Black caulkers -- Part VI: The free black workers' response to oppression. Free black uplift : unions, cooperatives, conventions, schools ; Integrate or separate? -- Part VII: The northern black worker during the Civil War. The worsening status of free black workers in the north ; Anti-Negro riots in New York City ; Blacks in the Union Army and Navy ; White northerners anticipate the addition of ex-slaves to the labor force -- Part VIII: Condition of the worker during early Reconstruction. Reconstruction in the south ; Labor discontent in the south ; Condition of black workers in the north during Reconstruction -- Part IX: Exclusion of blacks from white unions during early Reconstruction. Race discrimination in the Cooper's Union, 1868 ; Lewis H. Douglas and the Typographical Union ; Exclusion of blacks from other unions -- Part X: The demand for equality. White labor and black labor : the black viewpoint ; A white labor voice for black equality -- Part XI: Black response to colorphobia. The National Labor Union and black labor, 1866-1869 ; 1869 Convention of the National Labor Union ; The first black labor leader : Isaac Myers, the Baltimore caulkers, and the colored trade unions of Maryland. |
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Print version record. |
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African Americans -- Employment -- History -- 19th century -- Sources.
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Enslaved persons -- Employment -- United States -- History -- 19th century -- Sources.
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Free African Americans -- Employment -- History -- 19th century -- Sources.
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Freed persons -- Employment -- History -- 19th century -- Sources.
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Racism in the workplace -- United States -- History -- 19th century -- Sources.
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African Americans -- Economic conditions -- 19th century -- Sources.
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United States -- Race relations -- History -- 19th century -- Sources.
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African Americans -- Employment.
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African Americans -- Economic conditions.
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United States -- Race relations.
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Noirs américains -- Travail.
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Noirs américains -- Conditions économiques.
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États-Unis -- Relations raciales.
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Noirs américains -- Travail -- Histoire -- 19e siècle -- Sources.
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Esclaves -- Travail -- États-Unis -- Histoire -- 19e siècle -- Sources.
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Noirs américains affranchis -- Travail -- Histoire -- 19e siècle -- Sources.
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Personnes affranchies -- Travail -- Histoire -- 19e siècle -- Sources.
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Racisme en milieu de travail -- États-Unis -- Histoire -- 19e siècle -- Sources.
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Noirs américains -- Conditions économiques -- 19e siècle -- Sources.
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États-Unis -- Relations raciales -- Histoire -- 19e siècle -- Sources.
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African Americans -- Economic conditions
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African Americans -- Employment
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Freed persons -- Employment
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Race relations
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Racism in the workplace
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United States https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJtxgQXMWqmjMjjwXRHgrq
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| Chronological Term |
1800-1899
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primary sources.
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History
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Sources
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Primary sources.
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Sources.
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| Added Author |
Ervin, Keona K., author of introduction, etc.
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Foner, Philip Sheldon, 1910-1994, editor.
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Lewis, Ronald L., 1940- editor.
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| Cover Title |
Black worker to 1896 |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Black worker to 1869. Philadelphia : Temple University Press, ©1978 0877221367 (OCoLC)5653387 |
| ISBN |
9781439917664 (electronic bk.) |
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1439917663 (electronic bk.) |
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0877221367 |
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9780877221364 |
