Motown and the making of working-class revolutionaries : the story of the League of Revolutionary Black Workers /

"Motown and the Making of Working-Class Revolutionaries offers a fresh perspective on class, race, and revolution in the United States. Drawing on more than forty hours of interviews with former members of the League of Revolutionary Black Workers, Scott and Katz-Fishman share the rich story of...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Scott, Jerome, 1945- (Author), Katz-Fishman, Walda (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Athens : The University of Georgia Press, [2025]
Series:	Sociology of race and ethnicity.
Subjects:	League of Revolutionary Black Workers League of Revolutionary Black Workers > Biography. African Americans > Political activity > Michigan > Detroit > History > 20th century. African Americans > Michigan > Detroit > Social conditions > 20th century. Labor unions and communism > Michigan > Detroit. Automobile industry and trade > Michigan > Detroit > History > 20th century. Detroit (Mich.) > Race relations > Political aspects. Detroit (Mich.) > Social conditions > 20th century. Noirs américains > Activité politique > Michigan > Detroit > Histoire > 20e siècle. Noirs américains > Michigan > Detroit > Conditions sociales > 20e siècle. Syndicats et communisme > Michigan > Detroit. Automobiles > Industrie et commerce > Michigan > Detroit > Histoire > 20e siècle.

Table of Contents:

Black Workers and Auto : the Beginning
From Our Origins to the Split : the League Story
The Split and Coming to Revolutionary Consciousness
Lessons and Possibilities in Revolutionary Times.