Where Are the Workers?: Labor's Stories at Museums and Historic Sites (Working Class in American History)

By: Jim Beauchesne and Rebekah Bryer and Rebecca Bush and Conor Casey and Rachel Donaldson and Kathleen Flynn and Elijah Gaddis and Susan Grabski and Amanda Kay Gustin and Karen Lane and Rob Linné and Erik Loomis and Tom MacMillan and Lou Martin and Scott McLaughlin and Kristin O'Brassill-Kulfan and Karen Sieber and Katrina Windon

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Synopsis: The labor movement in the United States is a bulwark of democracy and a driving force for social and economic equality. Yet its stories remain largely unknown to Americans. Robert Forrant and Mary Anne Trasciatti edit a collection of essays focused on nationwide efforts to propel the history of labor and working people into mainstream narratives of US history. In Part One, the contributors concentrate on ways to collect and interpret worker-oriented history for public consumption. Part Two moves from National Park sites to murals to examine the writing and visual representation of labor history. Together, the essayists explore how place-based labor history initiatives promote understanding of past struggles, create awareness of present challenges, and support efforts to build power, expand democracy, and achieve justice for working people. A wide-ranging blueprint for change, Where Are the Workers? shows how working-class perspectives can expand our historical memory and inform and inspire contemporary activism. Contributors: Jim Beauchesne, Rebekah Bryer, Rebecca Bush, Conor Casey, Rachel Donaldson, Kathleen Flynn, Elijah Gaddis, Susan Grabski, Amanda Kay Gustin, Karen Lane, Rob Linné, Erik Loomis, Tom MacMillan, Lou Martin, Scott McLaughlin, Kristin O’Brassill-Kulfan, Karen Sieber, and Katrina Windon

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 248 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9780252053382
Related ISBNs:: 9780252086465, 9780252044397
Publisher:: University of Illinois Press
Date of Addition:: 06/28/22
Copyrighted By:: the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Nonfiction, Business and Finance, Social Studies, Politics and Government
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:: Robert Forrant
Edited by:: Mary Anne Trasciatti