A New Working Class by Jane Berger - 9781512829686

Name: A New Working Class by Jane Berger - 9781512829686
Brand: University of Pennsylvania Press

University of Pennsylvania Press

A New Working ClassThe Legacies of Public-Sector Employment in the Civil Rights Movement\nAuthor(s): Jane Berger\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: University of Pennsylvania Press, United States\nImprint: University of Pennsylvania Press\nISBN-13: 9781512829686, 978-1512829686\nSynopsis\nAn examination of the efforts by Black public-sector workers and their unions to fight for racial and economic justice in Baltimore\n\nFor decades, civil rights activists fought against employment discrimination and for a greater role for African Americans in municipal decision-making. As their influence in city halls across the country increased, activists took advantage of the Great Societyand the government jobs it created on the local levelto advance their goals.\n\nA New Working Class traces efforts by Black public-sector workers and their unions to fight for racial and economic justice in Baltimore. The public sector became a critical job niche for Black workers, especially women, a largely unhera.