Workers on Arrival: Black Labor in the Making of America

by Joe William Trotter and Joe William Trotter Jr.

Book Overview

"An eloquent and essential correction to contemporary discussions of the American working class."--The Nation

From the ongoing issues of poverty, health, housing and employment to the recent upsurge of lethal police-community relations, the black working class stands at the center of perceptions of social and racial conflict today. Journalists and public policy analysts often discuss the black poor as "consumers" rather than...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520299450
• ISBN13: 9780520299450
• Release Date: January 2019
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.0" x 9.1"