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Author
Publisher
One Signal Publishers/Atria
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First One Signal Publishers/Atria Books hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
418 p.
Language
English
Description
Freed Black women organizing for protection in the Reconstruction-era South. Jewish immigrant garment workers braving deadly conditions for a sliver of independence. Asian American fieldworkers rejecting government-sanctioned indentured servitude across the Pacific. Incarcerated workers advocating for basic human rights and fair wages. The queer Black labor leader who helped orchestrate America’s civil rights movement. These are only some of the...
Author
Publisher
One Signal Publishers/Atria
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First One Signal Publishers/Atria Books hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
xxviii, 418 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
An inclusive history of the labor movement examines the workers and organizers--freed black women, Jewish immigrants, Asian American field workers, and queer labor leaders--who risked their livelihoods to fight for fair wages, better working conditions, and an eight-hour workday.