About the book
Histories of the civil rights movement have generally overlooked the battle to integrate the South’s major industries. The paper industry, which has played an important role in the southern economy since the 1930s, has been particularly neglected. Using previously untapped legal records and oral history interviews, Timothy Minchin provides the first in-depth account of the struggle to integrate southern paper mills.
Minchin describes how jobs in the southern paper industry were strictly segregated prior to the 1960s, with black workers confined to low-paying, menial positions. All work literally had a color: every job was racially designated and workers were represented by segregated local unions. Though black workers tried to protest workplace inequities through their unions, their efforts were largely ineffective until passage of the 1964 Civil Rights Act opened the way for scores of antidiscrimination lawsuits. Even then, however, resistance from executives and white workers ensured that the fight to integrate the paper industry was a long and difficult one.
Editions of The Color of Work
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780807826188
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780807849330
- EBook
- ISBN 9780807875483
- PDF
- ISBN 9798890872494
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Histories of the civil rights movement have generally overlooked the battle to integrate the South’s major industries. The paper industry, which has played an important role in the southern economy since the 1930s, has been particularly neglected. Using previously untapped legal records and oral history interviews, Timothy Minchin provides the first in-depth account of the struggle to integrate southern paper mills.
Minchin describes how jobs in the southern paper industry were strictly segregated prior to the 1960s, with black workers confined to low-paying, menial positions. All work literally had a color: every job was racially designated and workers were represented by segregated local unions. Though black workers tried to protest workplace inequities through their unions, their efforts were largely ineffective until passage of the 1964 Civil Rights Act opened the way for scores of antidiscrimination lawsuits. Even then, however, resistance from executives and white workers ensured that the fight to integrate the paper industry was a long and difficult one.
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What is The Color of Work about?
Histories of the civil rights movement have generally overlooked the battle to integrate the South’s major industries. The paper industry, which has played an important role in the southern economy since the 1930s, has been particularly neglected. Using previously untapped legal records and oral history interviews, Timothy Minchin provides the first in-depth account of the struggle to integrate southern paper mills.
Minchin describes how jobs in the southern paper industry were strictly segregated prior to the 1960s, with black workers confined to low-paying, menial positions. All work literally had a color: every job was racially designated and workers were represented by segregated local unions. Though black workers tried to protest workplace inequities through their unions, their efforts were largely ineffective until passage of the 1964 Civil Rights Act opened the way for scores of antidiscrimination lawsuits. Even then, however, resistance from executives and white workers ensured that the fight to integrate the paper industry was a long and difficult one.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in The Color of Work?
Economics, Finance, Business and Management > Industry and industrial studies > Industrial relations, occupational health and safety > Industrial arbitration and negotiation
Where can I read a sample of The Color of Work?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780807826188
How long is The Color of Work and how many pages does it have?
The Color of Work has 296 page(s)
Who is/are the Author/s of the book The Color of Work?
Timothy J. Minchin
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
The Color of Work is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780807826188) and paperback(ISBN 9780807849330) and ebook(ISBN 9780807875483) and pdf(ISBN 9798890872494)
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