The Southern Key explains the reasons for the failure of the US South to unionize-especially during the 1930s and 1940s-and why this is the crucial to understanding the evolution of American politics since that era. It is argued, primarily, that the failure of the labor movement to fully confront white supremacy led to its ultimate failure in the South, and that this regional failure has led to the nationwide decline in labor unionism, growing inequality, and the perpetuation of white supremacy.
The Southern Key explains the reasons for the failure of the US South to unionize-especially during the 1930s and 1940s-and why this is the crucial to understanding the evolution of American politics since that era. It is argued, primarily, that the failure of the labor movement to fully confront white supremacy led to its ultimate failure in the South, and that this regional failure has led to the nationwide decline in labor unionism, growing inequality, and the perpetuation of white supremacy.
Michael Goldfield is Professor Emeritus of Political Science and currently Research Fellow at the Fraser Center for Workplace Issues at Wayne State University. A former labor union and civil rights activist, Goldfield's work focuses on the study of labor, class, race, and American politics.
Inhaltsangabe
* Introduction * Chapter 1: Rigor in Historical Analysis * Chapter 2: The Vanguard: Coal Miners and Structural Power * Chapter 3: Social Movement Upsurge: Associative Power * Chapter 4: Class Struggle in Steel * Chapter 5: Paul Bunyan and the Frozen Logger: The Mystery of Woodworker Unionism in the South * Chapter 6: Textile - Where the Fabric Meets the Road: The Perils of Cultural Analysis * Chapter 7: The Failure of Operation Dixie: The Poverty of Liberalism * Chapter 8: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: The Pluses and Minuses of the Communist Party * Notes * Index
* Introduction * Chapter 1: Rigor in Historical Analysis * Chapter 2: The Vanguard: Coal Miners and Structural Power * Chapter 3: Social Movement Upsurge: Associative Power * Chapter 4: Class Struggle in Steel * Chapter 5: Paul Bunyan and the Frozen Logger: The Mystery of Woodworker Unionism in the South * Chapter 6: Textile - Where the Fabric Meets the Road: The Perils of Cultural Analysis * Chapter 7: The Failure of Operation Dixie: The Poverty of Liberalism * Chapter 8: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: The Pluses and Minuses of the Communist Party * Notes * Index
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