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Boss Of The Grips

Author: Eric K. Washington.

Boss Of The Grips

Author: Eric K. Washington.

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Item #: D23623
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 352
Publication Date: 2019
Publisher: Liveright
ISBN: 9781631493225
As chief porter of Grand Central Terminal's Red Caps, James H. Williams (1878-1948) organized Harlem-based black men into the essential labor force of America's most august railroad station. Despite the exploitative nature of the work, Eric Washington notes that the Red Cap was a highly coveted job for college-bound black men determined to join the bourgeoni... More
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As chief porter of Grand Central Terminal's Red Caps, James H. Williams (1878-1948) organized Harlem-based black men into the essential labor force of America's most august railroad station. Despite the exploitative nature of the work, Eric Washington notes that the Red Cap was a highly coveted job for college-bound black men determined to join the bourgeoning middle class. Examining the deeply intertwined subjects of class, labor, and African American history, Washington chronicles Williams's life, showing how the enterprising son of freed slaves successfully navigated the segregated world of the northern metropolis.


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