"Few books fundamentally reshape intellectual and political
debates. This one deserves and promises to do so. No scholar since
W.E.B. Du Bois has brought to the study of race and labor in the
United States such broad sweep, human detail, and conceptual
sophistication. None has given us an account which so aptly
combines balanced judgments with a tone which is at once tragic and
sympathetic."--David Roediger, University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign
""Divided We Stand" skillfully examines the complex and often
contradictory history of the American labor movement through the
shifting contexts of racial and class hierarchies. Superbly crafted
and clearly argued, "Divided We Stand" explains how and why race
was so central to the making of the white American working class.
In this impressive study, Bruce Nelson shows how the new labor
history should be written."--Manning Marable, Columbia
University
""Divided We Stand" is our twenty-first-century 'Making of the
American Working Class.' Combining the passion and insight of E. P.
Thompson and W.E.B. DuBois, Bruce Nelson tells the story of class
and racial formation on the docks and steel mills and explains why
solidarity can never be built on mere 'stomach equality.' While
presenting an irrefutable case for white racism as American labor's
Achille's heel, Nelson never accepts the outcome as a fait
accompli. On the contrary, you will discover challenges to white
supremacy, paths not taken, and possibilities not yet realized that
can point the way to the unmaking of American racism and the
remaking of a revitalized labor movement built on racial
justice."--Robin D. G. Kelley, author of "Race Rebels: Culture,
Politics, and the BlackWorking Class"
"In a series of important articles over the past few years,
Bruce Nelson has established himself as one of the foremost
historians writing on the explosive issue of race and labor in the
twentieth century. "Divided We Stand" is therefore a
much-anticipated book. It will attract a good deal of attention,
and deservedly so. It is an outstanding work of history."--Kevin
Boyle, University of Massachusetts
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