{"product_id":"african-american-railroad-workers-of-sheree-scarborough-9781540224552","title":"African American Railroad Workers of Roanoke: Oral Histories of the Norfolk \u0026 Western","description":"Roanoke, Virginia, is one of America's great historic railroad centers. The Norfolk \u0026amp; Western Railway Company, now the Norfolk Southern Corporation, has been in Roanoke for over a century. Since the company has employed many of the city's African Americans, the two histories are intertwined. The lives of Roanoke's black railroad workers span the generations from Jim Crow segregation to the civil rights era to today's diverse corporate workforce. Older generations toiled through labor-intensive jobs such as janitors and track laborers, paving the way for younger African Americans to become engineers, conductors and executives. Join author Sheree Scarborough as she interviews Roanoke's African American railroad workers and chronicles stories that are a powerful testament of personal adversity, struggle and triumph on the rail.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sheree Scarborough, Historical Society of Western Virginia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1540224554\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781540224552\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e History Press Library Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/03\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 162\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.44d","brand":"Sheree Scarborough","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43995755118847,"sku":"9781540224552","price":31.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3f36dad7-a464-4c78-92bb-1d573cb9e160.jpg?v=1683337656","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/african-american-railroad-workers-of-sheree-scarborough-9781540224552","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}