There's Always Work at the Post Office: African American Postal Workers and the Fight for Jobs, Justice, and Equality
- ISBN-10
- 0807833428
- ISBN-13
- 9780807833421
- Category
- Social Science
- Pages
- 446
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2010
- Publisher
- Univ of North Carolina Press
- Author
- Philip F. Rubio
Description
This book brings to life the important but neglected story of African American postal workers and the critical role they played in the U.S. labor and black freedom movements. Philip Rubio, a former postal worker, integrates civil rights, labor, and left m
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