Labor Revolt in Alabama: The Great Strike of 1894 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780817350574)

The gripping story of the 1894 Alabama coal miners strike

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.


Author: Robert David Ward,William Warren Rogers Sr
ISBN-10: 0817350578
ISBN-13: 9780817350574
Publisher: University Alabama Press
Language: English
Published: 09/29/2003
Pages: 172
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.52lbs
Size: 9.18h x 5.56w x 0.54d