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Books 21 - 27 of 27 by William Millikan
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A groundbreaking labor study, this book offers a detailed portrait of the Citizens Alliance (CA), a union of Minneapolis business owners, which employed any means necessary to squelch the power of organized labor. The association blacklisted union... (read more) New - Trade Paper
by Russell Freedman
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Photobiography of early twentieth-century photographer and schoolteacher Lewis Hine, using his own work as illustrations. Hines's photographs of children at work were so devastating that they convinced the American people that Congress must pass child... (read more) Your Price $6.00 Used - Trade Paper
by Beth Tompkins Bates
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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... (read more) Your Price $21.00 Used - Trade Paper
by Arthur B. Shostak
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 299-335) and index.... (read more) New - Trade Paper
by Zaragosa Vargas
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Between the end of World War I and the Great Depression, over 58,000 Mexicans journeyed to the Midwest in search of employment. Many found work in agriculture, but thousands more joined the growing ranks of the industrial proletariat. Throughout the... (read more) Used - Trade Paper
by Adolph L Reed
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Hailed by Publishers Weekly for its "forceful" and "bracing opinions on race and politics", Class Notes is critic Adolph Reed, Jr.'s latest blast of clear thinking on matters of race, class, and other American dilemmas. The book begins with a... (read more) Used - Trade Paper
by Rick Halpern
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"Here is a piece of history not found in conventional textbooks. If ever there were a book our young needed, it is Meatpackers-it reveals an epoch in which trade unions fought and won whatever rights working people possess today. With these rights... (read more) New - Trade Paper
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