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Labor's Promised Land
"By subverting customary values to promote movements in which solidarity was more powerful than social divisions, these unions challenged the very cornerstones of traditional southern society: women were encouraged to "think and act for themselves," and they assumed leadership roles within the movements; the rhetoric of race was radicalized; and the religious foundations of devout communities were shaken by an approach that reactionaries saw as explicit and often blasphemous. Thus, by upsetting the conservative values and traditions espoused by the agricultural and industrial elites, these organizations provide an important link between the promise of the South and the realization of working-class aspirations."
Peters Family of Scott County, Virginia
Jacob Peters, Sr. was born in Germany in 1744. He emigrated to the U.S. in 1762. He married Annie (last name unknown) ca. 1768. They settled in Virginia. This book deals with the descendants of 3 of their sons.
The Journal of Southern History
Includes section "Book reviews."
Labor
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Sharecropper’s Troubadour
Folk singer and labor organizer John Handcox was born to illiterate sharecroppers, but went on to become one of the most beloved folk singers of the prewar labor movement. This beautifully told oral history gives us Handcox in his own words, recounting a journey that began in the Deep South and went on to shape the labor music tradition.
The Asbestos Worker
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