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Out of the Crucible: Black Steel Workers in Western Pennsylvania, 1875-1980(SUNY series in African American Studies)

Out of the Crucible: Black Steel Workers in Western Pennsylvania, 1875-1980(SUNY series in African American Studies)


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This book examines in depth the century-long struggle of Black laborers in the iron and steel industry of western Pennsylvania. In the process it shows how the fate of these Black workers mirrors the contemporary predicament of the Black working class and the development of a chronically unemployed underclass in America's declining industrial centers. Dickerson argues that persistent racial discrimination within heavy industry and the decline of major industries during the 1970s are key to understanding the social and economic situation of twentieth-century urban Blacks. Through a blend of historical research and contemporary interviews, this study chronicles the struggle of Black steelworkers to gain equality in the industry and the setbacks suffered as American steelmaking succumbed to foreign competition and antiquated modes of production. The plight of western Pennsylvania's Black steelworkers reflects that of Black laborers in Chicago, Gary, Detroit, Cleveland, Youngstown, Birmingham, and other major American cities where heavy industry once flourished.

Table of Contents:
List of Figures List of Tables Preface Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Black Sons of Vulcan, 1875--1916 2. World War I and the Black Migration to Western Pennsylvania, 1916--1930 3. Black Steelworkers Confront their New Environment 4. The Steel Strike of 1919 and its Aftermath 5. Welfare Capitalism and Black Steelworkers, 1916--1930 6. The Depression, the New Deal and Black Steelworkers in Western Pennsylvania 7. Black Steelworkers in Western Pennsylvania: World War II and its Aftermath 8. The Illusion of Advancement: Black Steelworkers During the 1950s 9. Pyrrhic Victories: Black Steelworkers During the Civil Rights Era, 1960--1980 Epilogue Notes References Index

About the Author :
Dennis C. Dickerson, First Tennessee Professor of History, teaches at Rhodes College, Memphis.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780887063060
  • Publisher: State University of New York Press
  • Publisher Imprint: State University of New York Press
  • Height: 229 mm
  • No of Pages: 323
  • Returnable: Y
  • Series Title: SUNY series in African American Studies
  • Sub Title: Black Steel Workers in Western Pennsylvania, 1875-1980
  • Width: 152 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0887063063
  • Publisher Date: 30 Sep 1986
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Returnable: N
  • Spine Width: 25 mm
  • Weight: 508 gr


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