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Black Detroit and the Rise of the UAW
Contributor(s): Meier, August (Author), Trotter, Joseph William (Foreword by), Rudwick, Elliott (Author)
ISBN: 0472032194     ISBN-13: 9780472032198
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
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Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: February 2007
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Annotation: "For almost two decades, August Meier and Elliott Rudwick have roamed the frontier of Afro-American history, blazing trails that others have followed. This book forges a solid link between race and class conflict in the twentieth century."
---Ira Berlin, "The Nation"


"This fact-filled study is essential to students of the labor and civil rights movements."
---David Kusnet, "The New Republic"


"A fascinating slice of history illustrating important race and class issues that are still with us."
---"Library Journal"


"By ignoring the conventional lines between labor and black history, Meier and Rudwick have found an unexplored middle ground---the net of relations between the black community and white economic institutions---that shaped the working life of blacks in Detroit's auto plants. This is a major achievement."
---David Brody, Professor Emeritus of History, University of California, Davis


." . . an important work . . . one of the first to apply the nitty-gritty of social and institutional history to 20th century African American and labor history."
---Eric Arnesen, University of Illinois at Chicago


Black Detroit and the Rise of the UAW is essential reading for historians of labor and race in America, as well those interested in Detroit's importance as a crucible for American urban history.

Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Ethnic Studies - African American Studies
- History | United States - State & Local - Midwest(ia,il,in,ks,mi,mn,mo,nd,ne,oh,sd,wi
- Political Science | Labor & Industrial Relations
Dewey: 331.88
LCCN: 2006050130
Lexile Measure: 1740
Physical Information: 0.88" H x 5.39" W x 8.28" (0.83 lbs) 312 pages
Themes:
- Geographic Orientation - Michigan
- Locality - Detroit, Michigan
- Chronological Period - 20th Century
- Ethnic Orientation - African American
 
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Publisher Description:

For almost two decades, August Meier and Elliott Rudwick have roamed the frontier of Afro-American history, blazing trails that others have followed. This book forges a solid link between race and class conflict in the twentieth century.
---Ira Berlin, The Nation

This fact-filled study is essential to students of the labor and civil rights movements.
---David Kusnet, The New Republic

A fascinating slice of history illustrating important race and class issues that are still with us.
---Library Journal

By ignoring the conventional lines between labor and black history, Meier and Rudwick have found an unexplored middle ground---the net of relations between the black community and white economic institutions---that shaped the working life of blacks in Detroit's auto plants. This is a major achievement.
---David Brody, Professor Emeritus of History, University of California, Davis

. . . an important work . . . one of the first to apply the nitty-gritty of social and institutional history to 20th century African American and labor history.
---Eric Arnesen, University of Illinois at Chicago

Black Detroit and the Rise of the UAW is essential reading for historians of labor and race in America, as well those interested in Detroit's importance as a crucible for American urban history.