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Important insights into the life and mind of one of the most significant civil rights leaders of the twentieth century
A. Philip Randolph, founder of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, was one of the most effective black trade unionists in America. Once known as "the most dangerous black man in America," he was a radical journalist, a labor leader, and a pioneer of civil rights strategies. His protegé Bayard Rustin noted that, "With the exception...
83) The Celestials
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In June of 1870, seventy-five Chinese laborers arrived in North Adams, Massachusetts, to work for Calvin Sampson, one of the biggest industrialists in that busy factory town. Except for the foreman, the Chinese didn’t speak English. They didn’t know they were strikebreakers. The eldest of them was twenty-two.
Combining historical and fictional elements, The Celestials beautifully reimagines the story of Sampson’s Chinese...
Combining historical and fictional elements, The Celestials beautifully reimagines the story of Sampson’s Chinese...
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A mystery and a love story spanning five decades, The Colony of Unrequited Dreams is an epic portrait of passion and ambition, set against the beautiful, brutal landscape of Newfoundland.
In this widely acclaimed novel, Johnston has created two of the most memorable characters in recent fiction: Joey Smallwood, who claws his way up from poverty to become New Foundland's first premier; and Sheilagh Fielding, who renounces her father's...
In this widely acclaimed novel, Johnston has created two of the most memorable characters in recent fiction: Joey Smallwood, who claws his way up from poverty to become New Foundland's first premier; and Sheilagh Fielding, who renounces her father's...
86) Absolute rage
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Butch Karp and Marlene Ciampi thrillers volume 14
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The murders of an ambitious Teamster and members of his family lands Chief Assistant D.A. Butch Karp on one of his most challenging cases--one that will threaten his own family with violence as he probes into big-city labor corruption.
87) To see the stars
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"[This is the story of] Edie Murphy, an indomitable and engaging heroine who leaves Newfoundland on the cusp of womanhood. Against the backdrop of the history-making "Uprising" of 1909 and the devastating Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire (1911), Edie begins to find her own voice, hone her already-strong will, and learn about the true nature of home. A celebration of the strength of women and the power of community"--Adapted from inside front cover....
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Even since the last edition of this milestone text was released six years ago, unions have continued to shed members; union membership in the private sector of the economy has fallen to levels not seen since the nineteenth century; the forces of economic liberalization (neo-liberalism), capital mobility, and globalization have affected measurably the material standard of living enjoyed by workers in the United States; and mass immigration from the...
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Marlon Brando gives the performance of his career as the tough prizefighter-turned-longshoreman Terry Malloy in this raggedly emotional tale of individual failure and institutional corruption. This film charts Terry's deepening moral crisis as he must choose whether to remain loyal to the mob-connected union boss Johnny Friendly and Johnny's right-hand man, Terry's brother, Charley, as the authorities close in on them.
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Biography of the American Labor Movement's longest-serving leader, Reuben G. Soderstrom. As president of the Illinois State Federation of Labor and the Illinois AFL-DIO from 1930-1970, Soderstrom led one of the nation's largest labor organizations through the most challenging and impactful events of the twentieth century.
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Biography of the American Labor Movement's longest-serving leader, Reuben G. Soderstrom. As president of the Illinois State Federation of Labor and the Illinois AFL-DIO from 1930-1970, Soderstrom led one of the nation's largest labor organizations through the most challenging and impactful events of the twentieth century.
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Biography of the American Labor Movement's longest-serving leader, Reuben G. Soderstrom. As president of the Illinois State Federation of Labor and the Illinois AFL-DIO from 1930-1970, Soderstrom led one of the nation's largest labor organizations through the most challenging and impactful events of the twentieth century.
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One man's quest to go up against NYC's largest and most dangerous coalition group - the SBM, the "Survival of the Black Man" coalition. The story is based on the true inner workings of the police trying to infiltrate the corrupt coalition workers, the mob middle men setting up the back room deals, the unions organizing against impending layoffs and one man stuck in the middle, battling the mob and killer coalition bosses while trying to pursue his...
97) Cesar Chavez
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Discusses the life and accomplishments of Cesar Chavez.
98) Dark signal
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Kate Fox novels volume 2
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Who would want to kill Chad Mills? Kate finds that he made a few enemies as president of the railroad workers union. Meanwhile his widow is behaving oddly. And why was his neighbor Josh Stevens at the Mills house on the night of the accident? While her loud and meddling family conspires to help Kate past her divorce, State Patrol Officer Trey closes in on Josh Stevens as the suspect. Kate doesn't believe it. She may not have the experience, but she's...
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John P. Merrick, the world's richest man, gets word that someone is trying to unionize a department store he owns. To thwart this blatant act of democracy, Merrick changes his name and takes a menial job at the store to catch the union activists without detection. Once he himself is subjected to the humiliating treatment by the department supervisor, Hooper, Merrick starts to wise up-and soften up.
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