Labor's Promised Land: Radical Visions of Gender, Race, and Religion in the South

Labor's Promised Land: Radical Visions of Gender, Race, and Religion in the South
ISBN-10
1572332514
ISBN-13
9781572332515
Category
Business & Economics
Pages
355
Language
English
Published
2003
Publisher
Univ. of Tennessee Press
Author
Mark Fannin

Description

"By subverting customary values to promote movements in which solidarity was more powerful than social divisions, these unions challenged the very cornerstones of traditional southern society: women were encouraged to "think and act for themselves," and they assumed leadership roles within the movements; the rhetoric of race was radicalized; and the religious foundations of devout communities were shaken by an approach that reactionaries saw as explicit and often blasphemous. Thus, by upsetting the conservative values and traditions espoused by the agricultural and industrial elites, these organizations provide an important link between the promise of the South and the realization of working-class aspirations."

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