Biracial unions on Galveston's waterfront, 1865/1925
By: by Clifford Farrington.
Publisher: Texas State Historical Association
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Austin
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780876112175
Subjects: Stevedores -- Labor unions -- Texas -- Galveston -- History; Cotton trade -- Employees -- Labor unions -- Texas -- Galveston -- History; African American stevedores -- Labor unions -- Texas -- Galveston -- History; African American labor union members -- Texas -- Galveston -- History; Galveston (Tex.) -- Race relations -- History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : a significant strategy; title: No persons of color : the Screwmen's Benevolent Association and the white labor monopoly; title: The colored men along the shore : the Cotton Jammers and the Longshoremen's Association and the challenge from Black labor; title: For our mutual benefit and protection : the emergence of a biracial class consciousness; title: Amalgamation regardless of color or race : the New Orleans plan; title: The benefits of organization have been lost sight of : the decline of union power; title: Conclusion : a standing they could not otherwise have attained.