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Workers on Arrival - Black Labor in the Making of America (Hardcover)
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"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 "producers," as "takers" rather than
"givers," and as "liabilities" instead of "assets." In his
engrossing new history, Workers on Arrival, Joe William Trotter,
Jr. refutes these perceptions by charting the black working class's
vast contributions to the making of America. Covering the last four
hundred years since Africans were first brought to Virginia in
1619, Trotter traces black workers' complicated journey from the
transatlantic slave trade through the American Century to the
demise of the industrial order in the 21st century. At the center
of this compelling, fast-paced narrative are the actual experiences
of these African American men and women. A dynamic and vital
history of remarkable contributions despite repeated setbacks,
Workers on Arrival expands our understanding of America's economic
and industrial growth, its cities, ideas, and institutions, and the
real challenges confronting black urban communities today.
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