Wobblies on the Waterfront: Interracial Unionism in Progressive-Era Philadelphia
(Part of the The Working Class in American History Series)
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During the 1910s and 1920s, the Philadelphia waterfront was home to the most durable interracial, multiethnic union seen in the United States prior to the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) era. For much of its time, Local 8's majority was African American and included immigrants from Eastern Europe as well as many Irish Americans. In this important study, Peter Cole examines how Local 8, affiliated with the Industrial Workers of the World...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0252031865
ISBN13:9780252031861
Release Date:July 2007
Publisher:University of Illinois Press
Length:256 Pages
Weight:1.24 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 6.4" x 9.2"
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