Brotherhoods of Color: Black Railroad Workers and the Struggle for Equality

by Eric Arnesen

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From the time the first tracks were laid in the early nineteenth century, the railroad has occupied a crucial place in America's historical imagination. Now, for the first time, Eric Arnesen gives us an untold piece of that vital American institution--the story of African Americans on the railroad.

African Americans have been a part of the railroad from its inception, but today they are largely remembered as Pullman porters and track layers...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0674008170

ISBN13:9780674008175

Release Date:March 2002

Publisher:Harvard University Press

Length:352 Pages

Weight:0.50 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"

Related Subjects

20th Century African-American Studies Business & Investing Discrimination & Racism Economics Geography Labor & Industrial Relations Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Political Science Politics & Government

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