Pullman porters and the rise of protest politics in Black America, 1925-1945
By: Beth Tompkins Bates
Series: The John Hope Franklin series in African American history and culture
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Chapel Hill [N.C.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 275
Subjects: Pullman porters -- Labor unions -- United States -- History; African American labor union members -- Political activity -- History; Discrimination in employment -- United States -- History; Race discrimination -- United States -- History
Description: Examines the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters (BSCP) as a social movement, discussing the new black working-class radicalism of the time and labor union's efforts to confront discrimination.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [243]-263) and index