| Labor Revolt in Alabama: The Great Strike of 1894 First Edition, Edition Contributor(s): Ward, Robert David (Author), Rogers, William Warren (Author) |
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ISBN: 0817350578 ISBN-13: 9780817350574 Publisher: University Alabama Press OUR PRICE: $25.60 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 2003 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - General |
| Series: Library Alabama Classics |
| Physical Information: 0.54" H x 5.56" W x 9.18" (0.52 lbs) 172 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Alabama - Cultural Region - Southeast U.S. - Cultural Region - South |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Alabama coal miners' strike of 1894 to gain improved working conditions and to protect themselves from wage reductions. The authors recount the depression of the early 1890s, which set the stage for the strike, and the subsequent use of convict labor, which became a catalyst. The gripping story of the strike includes the dramatic decision to strike and corporate attempts to break the strike by the use of company guards and "scab" labor. In Alabama corporate bosses inflamed passions further by deploying African American "black leg" workers, ultimately requiring the deployment of the state militia to restore peace. |