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Book Title: Black And Blue: African Americans, The Labor Movement, And T...
Number of Pages: 224 Pages
Publication Name: Black and Blue : African Americans, the Labor Movement, and the Decline of the Democratic Party
Language: English
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Item Height: 0.6 in
Publication Year: 2007
Subject: Labor & Industrial Relations, United States / 20th Century, Civil Rights, Political Process / Political Parties, Labor & Employment
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 11 Oz
Item Length: 9.8 in
Subject Area: Law, Political Science, History
Author: Paul Frymer
Series: Princeton Studies in American Politics Ser.
Item Width: 5.9 in
Format: Perfect
