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Workers on Arrival: Black Labor in the Making of America
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"An eloquent and essential correction to contemporary discussions of the American working class."—The Nation
From the ongoing issues of poverty, health, housing and employment to the recent upsurge of lethal policecommunity relations, the black working class stands at the center of perceptions of social and racial conflict today. Journalists and public policy analysts often discuss the black poor as “consumers” rather than “producers,” as “takers” rather than “givers,” and as “liabilities”...
From the ongoing issues of poverty, health, housing and employment to the recent upsurge of lethal policecommunity relations, the black working class stands at the center of perceptions of social and racial conflict today. Journalists and public policy analysts often discuss the black poor as “consumers” rather than “producers,” as “takers” rather than “givers,” and as “liabilities”...