The 'Labor Question' and the Persistence of Race in the Post-Emancipation US South

Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk

Description

Seminar presentation on labour and class conflict in the aftermath of slavery, and on the clash between Northern 'free labor' expectations and the slaves' aspirations for land and freedom.
Period07 Nov 2007
Held atHarvard University, United States, Massachusetts
Degree of RecognitionInternational

Keywords

  • Slavery
  • Labour History
  • Emancipation
  • Class Conflict
  • Capitalism
  • Race Conflict
  • US South