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Workers on Arrival: Black Labor in the Making of America

By (author) Joe William Trotter, Jr.

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""An eloquent and essential correction to contemporary discussions of the American working class.""â€”The Nation From the ongoing issues of poverty, health, housing and employment to the recent upsurge of lethal police-community relations, the black working class stands at the center of perceptions of social and racial conflict today. Journalists and public policy analysts often discuss the black poor as â€œconsumersâ€ rather than â€œproducers,â€ as â€œtakersâ€ rather than â€œgivers,â€ and as â€œliabilitiesâ€ instead of â€œassets.â€ Â In his engrossing new history, Workers on Arrival, Joe William Trotter, Jr. refutes these perceptions by charting the black working classâ€™s vast contributions to the making of America. Covering the last four hundred years since Africans were first brought to Virginia in 1619, Trotter traces black workersâ€™ complicated journey from the transatlantic slave trade through the American Century to the demise of the industrial order in the 21st century. At the center of this compelling, fast-paced narrative are the actual experiences of these African American men and women. A dynamic and vital history of remarkable contributions despite repeated setbacks,Â Workers on ArrivalÂ expands our understanding of Americaâ€™s economic and industrial growth, its cities, ideas, and institutions, and the real challenges confronting black urban communities today.