Blacks and the Labor Movement in Pennsylvania: The Beginnings
Posted by Philip Foner on Nov 29, 2013 in | Comments Off on Blacks and the Labor Movement in Pennsylvania: The Beginnings I It is important to understand the relationship be tween Black and white labor from the time of slavery to the Civil War in order to understand the position of Blacks in the early labor movement. Since the early trade unions were primarily for skilled workers, the elimination of Blacks from the skilled trades helps explain their absence from the unions. In addition, the conflict between white...read more