A New Working Class: The Legacies of Public-Sector Employment in the Civil Rights Movement
Jane BergerA New Working Class traces efforts by Black public-sector workers and their unions to fight for racial and economic justice in Baltimore. Federal policy shifts imperiled their efforts. Officials justified weakening the welfare state and strengthening the carceral state by criminalizing Black residents—including government workers.
A New Working Class traces efforts by Black public-sector workers and their unions to fight for racial and economic justice in Baltimore. Federal policy shifts imperiled their efforts. Officials justified weakening the welfare state and strengthening the carceral state by criminalizing Black residents—including government workers.
Année:
2021
Editeur::
University of Pennsylvania Press
Langue:
english
Pages:
336
ISBN 10:
081229808X
ISBN 13:
9780812298086
Fichier:
PDF, 6.76 MB
IPFS:
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english, 2021