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03870aam a2200529 i 4500 001 B0FD756A840811E89478B85797128E48 003 SILO 005 20180710010618 008 170915t20182018paua b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2017035619 020 $a 1439915164 020 $a 9781439915165 020 $a 1439915156 020 $a 9781439915158 035 $a (OCoLC)985674332 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d YDX $d BDX $d OCLCF $d ERASA $d OCLCO $d OCLCQ $d YDX $d OCLCO $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a HD6475.A2 $b I867 2018 082 00 $a 331.88/6097309041 $2 23 100 1 $a Zecker, Robert, $d 1962- $e author. 245 12 $a A road to peace and freedom : $b the International Workers Order and the struggle for economic justice and civil rights, 1930-1954 / $c Robert M. Zecker. 264 1 $a Philadelphia : $b Temple University Press, $c 2018. 300 $a xiv, 365 pages ; $c 23 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Introduction -- A practical demonstration in democracy: the IWO -- A plan for plenty: the IWO tames capitalism -- We dare entertain thoughts not to the liking of present-day bigots: race, civil rights and the IWO -- A mandolin orchestra could attract a lot of attention: interracial fun -- Foreign policy and the IWO -- A fraternal order sentenced to death!: government suppression -- Conclusion. 520 8 $a The International Workers Order was an American consortium of ethnic mutual self-insurance societies that advocated for unemployment insurance, Social Security and vibrant industrial unions. This interracial leftist organization guaranteed the healthcare of its 180,000 white, black, Hispanic and Arabic working-class members. But what accounted for the popularity-and eventual notoriety-of this Order? Mining extensive primary sources, Robert Zecker gives voice to the workers in "A Road to Peace and Freedom." He describes the group's economic goals, commitment to racial justice, and activism, from lobbying to end segregation and lynching in America to defeating fascism abroad. Zecker also illustrates the panoply of entertainment, sports, and educational activities designed to cultivate the minds and bodies of members. However, the IWO was led by Communists, and the Order was targeted for red-baiting during the Cold War, subject to government surveillance, and ultimately "liquidated." Zecker explains how the dismantling of the IWO and the general suppression of left-wing dissenting views on economic egalitarianism and racial equality had deleterious effects for the entire country. Moreover, Zecker shows why the sobering lesson of the IWO remains prescient today. 610 20 $a International Workers Order. 610 27 $a International Workers Order. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00541522 650 0 $a International labor activities $x History $y 20th century. 650 0 $a Labor unions $z United States $x History $y 20th century. 650 0 $a Working class $x History $x History $y 20th century. 650 0 $a Working class $z United States $x History $x History $y 20th century. 650 0 $a Labor movement $z United States $x History $y 20th century. 650 0 $a Civil rights and socialism $z United States $x History $y 20th century. 650 7 $a Civil rights and socialism. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00862703 650 7 $a International labor activities. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00976978 650 7 $a Labor movement. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00990079 650 7 $a Labor unions. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00990260 650 7 $a Working class $x Societies, etc. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01180528 651 7 $a United States. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01204155 648 7 $a 1900-1999 $2 fast 655 7 $a History. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01411628 941 $a 2 952 $l WAPD715 $d 20210924015011.0 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20191217023705.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=B0FD756A840811E89478B85797128E48Initiate Another SILO Locator Search