The Politics of Whiteness: Race, Workers, and Culture in the Modern South

Author/Contributor(s):	Brattain, Michelle
Publisher:	University of Georgia Press
Date:	03/25/2004
Binding:	Paperback
Condition:	NEW

The first sustained analysis of white racial identity among workers in what was the South's largest industry for much of the twentieth century: textiles. Brattain uncovers white working-class political influence and activism in the industry which helped pave the way for resistance to the civil rights movement.