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The Familial Fight Against Racism

November 17, 2021November 16, 2021 Holly Pinheiro antebellum, Civil War, Gender, labor, Pennsylvania, United States Colored Troops, USCT

The Civil War remains one of the most discussed and published historical topics. Often, public and academic discourse on

Contagions of Empire: A New Book on Racism, Sexuality, and Black Military Workers

September 1, 2020August 28, 2020 Tyler Parry black internationalism, labor, military

This post is part of our blog series that announces the publication of selected new books in African American History

Black Workers and Consumers in the Long Civil Rights Movement

October 2, 2019September 22, 2019 Aimee Loiselle book review, capitalism, Civil Rights Movement, labor, race

As Amazon expanded from an online retail corporation into a transnational logistics operation with retail, content/entertainment, shipping, data and web

Department Stores and the Black Freedom Movement: A New Book in Civil Rights History

May 31, 2019June 4, 2019 J. T. Roane black politics, black protest, civil rights, Civil Rights Movement, economic justice, Jim Crow, labor, Resistance

This post is part of our blog series that announces the publication of selected new books in African American History

‘Dockworker Power’: Transnational Struggles for Justice

May 16, 2019May 6, 2019 Ralph Callebert Activism, black internationalism, black protest, labor, race, Racial Capitalism, Resistance, South Africa

Dockworkers are a favorite subject for many labor historians—including myself. Historically, they have proven themselves reliably radical and strike-prone, and