Labor Revolt In Alabama
The Great Strike of 1894
Nonfiction, History, Americas, United States, State & Local
| Author: | William Warren Rogers, Robert David Ward | ISBN: | 9780817390594 |
| Publisher: | University of Alabama Press | Publication: | November 22, 2015 |
| Imprint: | University Alabama Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | William Warren Rogers, Robert David Ward |
| ISBN: | 9780817390594 |
| Publisher: | University of Alabama Press |
| Publication: | November 22, 2015 |
| Imprint: | University Alabama Press |
| Language: | English |
The Alabama coal miners’ strike of 1894 to gain improved working conditions and to protect themselves from wage reductions. The authors recount the depression of the early 1890s, which set the stage for the strike, and the subsequent use of convict labor, which became a catalyst. The gripping story of the strike includes the dramatic decision to strike and corporate attempts to break the strike by the use of company guards and "scab" labor. In Alabama corporate bosses inflamed passions further by deploying African American “black leg” workers, ultimately requiring the deployment of the state militia to restore peace.
The Alabama coal miners’ strike of 1894 to gain improved working conditions and to protect themselves from wage reductions. The authors recount the depression of the early 1890s, which set the stage for the strike, and the subsequent use of convict labor, which became a catalyst. The gripping story of the strike includes the dramatic decision to strike and corporate attempts to break the strike by the use of company guards and "scab" labor. In Alabama corporate bosses inflamed passions further by deploying African American “black leg” workers, ultimately requiring the deployment of the state militia to restore peace.
