There's Always Work at the Post Office: African American Postal Workers and the Fight for Jobs, Justice, and Equality

by Philip F. Rubio

Book Overview

This book brings to life the important but neglected story of African American postal workers and the critical role they played in the U.S. labor and black freedom movements. Historian Philip Rubio, a former postal worker, integrates civil rights, labor, and left movement histories that too often are written as if they happened separately. Centered on New York City and Washington, D.C., the book chronicles a struggle of national significance through...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807859869
• ISBN13: 9780807859865
• Release Date: May 2010
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 472 Pages
• Weight: 1.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.6" x 9.2"