Kenny Riley and Black Union Labor Power in the Port of Charleston Paperback / softback
by Ted Reed, John J. Yurechko
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Their ancestors may have been cargo in the slave ships that arrived in Charleston, S.C.
Today, the scale has been rebalanced: black longshoremen run the port's cargo operation.
They are members of the International Longshoremen's Association, a powerful labor union, and Kenny Riley is the charismatic leader of the Charleston local. Riley combines commitment to the civil rights movement with the practicality to ensure that Charleston remains a principal East Coast port.
He emerged on the international stage in 2000, rallying union members worldwide to the defense of "The Charleston Five," longshoremen arrested after a confrontation with police turned violent.
This is Riley's story as well as a behind-the-scenes look at organized black labor in a Deep South port.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:213 pages, 37 photos, notes, bibliography, index
- Publisher:McFarland & Co Inc
- Publication Date:24/03/2020
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- ISBN:9781476677729
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:213 pages, 37 photos, notes, bibliography, index
- Publisher:McFarland & Co Inc
- Publication Date:24/03/2020
- Category:
- ISBN:9781476677729