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| Stone Center Guide to the Web - Labor (5 items) |
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- Heroes in the Ships: African Americans in the Whaling Industry
- This site contains journals, photographs, and detailed descriptions of African American workers in the whaling industry. (Source: New Bedford Whaling Museum)
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- Homecoming
- This site contains information about the documentary film Homecoming and other related materials on the experiences of African-American farmers from the Civil War to the present. The film aired on PBS. (Source: PBS)
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- Pullman Porters, The: From Servitude to Civil Rights
- This site features information and first-hand accounts of the Pullman Porters and their creation of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters Union in 1925. Also included are links to further online resources. (Source: WTTW Chicago)
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- Research Projects Examining Labor and Race in the Twentieth Century
- This site contains research papers from Dr. William A. Sundstrom of Santa Clara University examining topics of twentieth century United State labor history relating to issues of race and gender. Full texts of papers in PDF format along with titles and abstracts are included on the site. (Source: Santa Clara University – Department of Economics)
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- Still Cookin' By the Fireside: African Americans in Food Service
- This site features information on the history and cultural importance of African Americans working in food service. The history is organized by time period, from colonial times through the end of the twentieth century. Also included is a detailed bibliography for further research. (Source: Smithsonian Institution - Anacostia Museum and Center for African American History and Culture)
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