No right to an honest living: the struggles of Boston's black workers in the Civil War era
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9781541619791
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Grouping Title | no right to an honest living the struggles of bostons black workers in the civil war era |
Grouping Author | jacqueline jones |
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Grouping Language | English (eng) |
Last Grouping Update | 2025-07-31 05:08:39AM |
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Jones, Jacqueline, 1948-
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Jones, Jacqueline
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"Before, during, and after the US Civil War, Boston's Black workers were barred from the skilled trades, factory work, and public-works projects. In Boston, as in cities across the North, white abolitionists focused virtually all their energies on the plight of enslaved Black Southerners, while refusing to address the challenges faced by their Black neighbors. The author presents inspiring and heart-wrenching stories of people-from day laborers and domestics to physicians and lawyers-who ingeniously forged careers in the face of monumental obstacles"--
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African Americans -- Employment -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- History
Boston (Mass.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Social aspects
Free black people -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Social conditions -- 19th century
Fugitive slaves -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Social conditions -- 19th century
Labor -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- History -- 19th century
Working class African Americans -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Social conditions -- 19th century
Boston (Mass.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Social aspects
Free black people -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Social conditions -- 19th century
Fugitive slaves -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Social conditions -- 19th century
Labor -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- History -- 19th century
Working class African Americans -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Social conditions -- 19th century
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No right to an honest living : the struggles of Boston's black workers in the Civil War era
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No right to an honest living : the struggles of Boston's black workers in the Civil War era / Jacqueline Jones
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No right to an honest living
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the struggles of Boston's black workers in the Civil War era
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African Americans
Employment
Free black people
Fugitive slaves
History
Labor
Social aspects
Social conditions
Working class African Americans
Employment
Free black people
Fugitive slaves
History
Labor
Social aspects
Social conditions
Working class African Americans
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