The Tribe of Black Ulysses: African American Lumber Workers in the Jim Crow South
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The Tribe of Black Ulysses

African American Lumber Workers in the Jim Crow South

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William P. Jones
William P. Jones
2005 • 235 pages

The lumber industry employed more African American men than any other economic sector in the Southern States outside agriculture. This study explores the changing relationship to industrial work in three sawmill communities.

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The Working Class in American History

The Working Class in American History is a 14-book series with 14 released primary works first released in 1969 with contributions by Melvyn Dubofsky, David A. Corbin, and Mari Jo Buhle.

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Life, Work, and Rebellion in the Coal Fields: The Southern West Virginia Miners, 1880-1922
Women and American Socialism, 1870-1920
Eugene V. Debs
Counter Cultures: Saleswomen, Managers, and Customers in American Department Stores, 1890-1940
Work and Community in the Jungle: Chicago's Packinghouse Workers, 1894-1922
Solidarity and Fragmentation: Working People and Class Consciousness in Detroit, 1875-1900
Upheaval in the Quiet Zone: 1199/SEIU and the Politics of Healthcare Unionism
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William Z. Foster and the Tragedy of American Radicalism

The Tribe of Black Ulysses: African American Lumber Workers in the Jim Crow South
Race against Liberalism: Black Workers and the UAW in Detroit

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