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Subject(s)

• Pullman porters—Labor unions—United States—History [Browse]
• African American labor union members—Political activity—History [Browse]
• Discrimination in employment—United States—History [Browse]
• Race discrimination—United States—History [Browse]

Series

• John Hope Franklin series in African American history and culture [More in this series]
• The John Hope Franklin series in African American history and culture

Summary note

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.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references (p. [243]-263) and index.

Action note

Committed to retain in perpetuity — ReCAP Shared Collection (HUL)

Contents

• 1. No More Servants in the House: Pullman Porters Strive for Full-Fledged Citizenship
• 2. Politics of Paternalism and Patronage in Black Chicago
• 3. Biting the Hand That Feeds Us: The BSCP Battles Pullman Paternalism, 1925-1927
• 4. Launching a Social Movement, 1928-1930
• 5. Forging Alliances: New-Crowd Protest Networks, 1930-1935
• 6. New-Crowd Networks and the Course of Protest Politics, 1935-1940
• 7. We Are Americans, Too: The March on Washington Movement, 1941-1943
• 8. Protest Politics Comes of Age.

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ISBN

• 0807849294 (pbk. : alk. paper)
• 0807826146 (cloth : alk. paper)

LCCN

^^^00047974^

OCLC

45064571

RCP

H - S

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