Black Coal Miners In America by Ronald L. Lewis
Race, Class, and Community Conflict, 1780-1980
A social and labor history tracing the experiences of African American coal miners in the U.S., exploring how race, class, and community shaped work and life in the coalfields. It examines recruitment and migration from the rural South, employers’ use of racial divisions to control labor, and the often fraught relationship with white-dominated unions, while also documenting black miners’ self-help institutions, mutual aid networks, churches, and political activism. The narrative shows how miners navigated dangerous working conditions, wage discrimination, and mechanization, and highlights their contributions to labor struggles and broader efforts for social and economic advancement. Throughout, the book situates black miners’ lives within regional and national changes in industry, race relations, and labor politics.
- Published
- 1987
- Nationality
- American
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- Original Language
- English
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