Reconsidering Southern Labor History

“This collection impresses with its chronological sweep, diverse subject matter, and fresh perspectives on southern labor history. It not only affirms the relevance of the southern working-class experience but also enhances our understanding of the broader contours of labor and working-class history.”—Robert Bussel, author of Fighting for Total Person Unionism: Harold Gibbons, Ernest Calloway, and Working-Class Citizenship

“An outstanding collection of essays that promises to help solve America’s labor history illiteracy problem and that offers much to learn about the history of capitalism, management, labor, and the struggles of ordinary people in the South.”—Chad Pearson, coeditor of Against Labor: How U.S. Employers Organized to Defeat Union Activism

“Rich and comprehensive. … A central strength of the volume is its chronological scope, which incorporates studies of slavery, Reconstruction, and the Gilded Age that have been neglected by previous essay collections.”—Journal of American History

“Use[s] innovative methodologies and fresh perspectives to make a strong case that the struggles of southern workers are central to understanding the history of the region and the nation, as well as the futures of both.”—Journal of Southern History

“Offers chronological breadth, portrays the complex and dynamic history of southern workers across race and ethnicity, and raises important questions about the state of southern labor history.”—Labor: Studies in Working-Class History of the Americas

“Although the collection is ambitious in its scope, spanning the 1790s to the 2010s, the essays are concise and easily digestible. … Illustrates that labor arrangements are as important now as they have been since abolition.”—North Carolina Historical Review

“A superb collection of essays devoted to the struggles of southern workers.”—Louisiana History