Pullman Porters and the Rise of Protest Politics in Black America, 1925-1945 (The John Hope Franklin Series in African American History and Culture)
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| Management number | 233574146 | Release Date | 2026/06/27 | List Price | US$11.64 | Model Number | 233574146 | ||
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Between World War I and World War II, African Americans' quest for civil rights took on a more aggressive character as a new group of black activists challenged the politics of civility traditionally embraced by old-guard leaders in favor of a more forceful protest strategy. Beth Tompkins Bates traces the rise of this new protest politics-which was grounded in making demands and backing them up with collective action-by focusing on the struggle of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters (BSCP) to form a union in Chicago, headquarters of the Pullman Company. Read more
| ISBN10 | 0807849294 |
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| ISBN13 | 978-0807849293 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | The University of North Carolina Press |
| Dimensions | 6.13 x 0.69 x 9.25 inches |
| Item Weight | 1 pounds |
| Print length | 302 pages |
| Part of series | The John Hope Franklin Series in African American History and Culture |
| Publication date | June 18, 2001 |
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