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Author:

Farrington, Clifford

Title:

Biracial unions on Galveston's waterfront, 1865-1925 / Clifford Farrington.

Publisher:

Texas State Historical Association,

Copyright Date:

c2007

Description:

vi, 253 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Stevedores--History.--Galveston--Galveston--History.
Cotton trade--History.--Labor unions--Galveston--Galveston--History.
African American stevedores--History.--Galveston--Galveston--History.
African American labor union members--Galveston--Galveston--History.
Galveston (Tex.)--History.--History.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [230]-239) and index.

Contents:

Introduction : "a significant strategy" -- "No persons of color" : the Screwmen's Benevolent Association and the white labor monopoly -- "The colored men along the shore" : the Cotton Jammers and the Longshoremen's Association and the challenge from Black labor -- "For our mutual benefit and protection" : the emergence of a biracial class consciousness -- "Amalgamation regardless of color or race" : the New Orleans plan -- "The benefits of organization have been lost sight of" : the decline of union power -- Conclusion : "a standing they could not otherwise have attained".

ISBN:

0876112173 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780876112175 (cloth : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)145733033

LCCN:

2007026467

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)