Labor Revolt In Alabama e-bog
295,53 DKK
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The gripping story of the 1894 Alabama coal miners strikeThe Alabama coal miners' strike of 1894 to gain improved working conditions and to protect themselves from wage reductions. The authors recount the depression of the early 1890s, which set the stage for the strike, and the subsequent use of convict labor, which became a catalyst. The gripping story of the strike includes the dramatic...
E-bog
295,53 DKK
Forlag
University Alabama Press
Udgivet
22 november 2015
Længde
176 sider
Genrer
1KBBSB
Sprog
English
Format
epub
Beskyttelse
LCP
ISBN
9780817390594
The gripping story of the 1894 Alabama coal miners strikeThe Alabama coal miners' strike of 1894 to gain improved working conditions and to protect themselves from wage reductions. The authors recount the depression of the early 1890s, which set the stage for the strike, and the subsequent use of convict labor, which became a catalyst. The gripping story of the strike includes the dramatic decision to strike and corporate attempts to break the strike by the use of company guards and "e;scab"e; labor. In Alabama corporate bosses inflamed passions further by deploying African American "e;black leg"e; workers, ultimately requiring the deployment of the state militia to restore peace.