Pullman Porters and the Rise of Protest Politics in Black America, 1925-1945 (The John Hope Franklin Series in African American History and Culture) - Softcover

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Bates, Beth Tompkins

 
9780807849293: Pullman Porters and the Rise of Protest Politics in Black America, 1925-1945 (The John Hope Franklin Series in African American History and Culture)
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ISBN 10: 0807849294 ISBN 13: 9780807849293
Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press, 2001

Synopsis

Between World War I and World War II, African Americans' quest for civil rights took on a more aggressive character as a new group of black activists challenged the politics of civility traditionally embraced by old-guard leaders in favor of a more forceful protest strategy. Beth Tompkins Bates traces the rise of this new protest politics-which was grounded in making demands and backing them up with collective action-by focusing on the struggle of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters (BSCP) to form a union in Chicago, headquarters of the Pullman Company.

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About the Author

Beth Tompkins Bates is associate professor of history in the Department of Africana Studies and the College of Urban, Labor, and Metropolitan Affairs at Wayne State University in Detroit.

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Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Publication date
2001
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0807849294
ISBN 13 
9780807849293
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
302

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