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Marching together : women of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters

The Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters was the first national trade union for African Americans. Standard BSCP histories focus on the men who built the union: few acknowledge the important role of the Ladies' Auxiliary in shaping public debates over black manhood and unionization, setting political agendas for the black community, and crafting effective strategies to win racial and economic justice

Print Book, English, ©1998
University of Illinois Press, Urbana, ©1998