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010 _z 2019667851
020 _a9781439915172
020 _z9781439915158
035 _a(OCoLC)1103681199
040 _aMdBmJHUP
_cMdBmJHUP
100 1 _aZecker, Robert,
_d1962-
_eauthor.
245 1 2 _a"A Road to Peace and Freedom" :
_bThe International Workers Order and the Struggle for Economic Justice and Civil Rights, 1930-1954 /
_cRobert M. Zecker.
264 1 _aPhiladelphia :
_bTemple University Press,
_c[2018]
264 3 _aBaltimore, Md. :
_bProject MUSE,
_c2019
264 4 _c©[2018]
300 _a1 online resource (384 pages).
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
505 0 _aIntroduction -- A practical demonstration in democracy: the IWO -- A plan for plenty: the IWO tames capitalism -- We dare entertain thoughts not to the liking of present-day bigots: race, civil rights and the IWO -- A mandolin orchestra could attract a lot of attention: interracial fun -- Foreign policy and the IWO -- A fraternal order sentenced to death!: government suppression -- Conclusion.
506 0 _aOpen Access
_fUnrestricted online access
_2star
520 8 _aThe International Workers Order was an American consortium of ethnic mutual self-insurance societies that advocated for unemployment insurance, Social Security and vibrant industrial unions. This interracial leftist organization guaranteed the healthcare of its 180,000 white, black, Hispanic and Arabic working-class members. But what accounted for the popularity-and eventual notoriety-of this Order? Mining extensive primary sources, Robert Zecker gives voice to the workers in "A Road to Peace and Freedom." He describes the group's economic goals, commitment to racial justice, and activism, from lobbying to end segregation and lynching in America to defeating fascism abroad. Zecker also illustrates the panoply of entertainment, sports, and educational activities designed to cultivate the minds and bodies of members. However, the IWO was led by Communists, and the Order was targeted for red-baiting during the Cold War, subject to government surveillance, and ultimately "liquidated." Zecker explains how the dismantling of the IWO and the general suppression of left-wing dissenting views on economic egalitarianism and racial equality had deleterious effects for the entire country. Moreover, Zecker shows why the sobering lesson of the IWO remains prescient today
546 _aIn English.
588 _aDescription based on print version record.
610 2 7 _aInternational Workers Order.
_2fast
_0(OCoLC)fst00541522
610 2 0 _aInternational Workers Order.
650 7 _aWorking class
_xSocieties, etc.
_2fast
_0(OCoLC)fst01180528
650 7 _aLabor unions.
_2fast
_0(OCoLC)fst00990260
650 7 _aLabor movement.
_2fast
_0(OCoLC)fst00990079
650 7 _aInternational labor activities.
_2fast
_0(OCoLC)fst00976978
650 7 _aCivil rights and socialism.
_2fast
_0(OCoLC)fst00862703
650 7 _aHISTORY
_zUnited States
_y20th Century.
_2bisacsh
650 6 _aTravailleurs
_xActivites internationales
_xHistoire
_y20e siecle.
650 6 _aTravailleurs
_xAssociations
_xHistoire
_y20e siecle.
650 6 _aTravailleurs
_zÉtats-Unis
_xAssociations
_xHistoire
_y20e siecle.
650 6 _aMouvement ouvrier
_zÉtats-Unis
_xHistoire
_y20e siecle.
650 6 _aDroits de l'homme et socialisme
_zÉtats-Unis
_xHistoire
_y20e siecle.
650 0 _aCivil rights and socialism
_zUnited States
_xHistory
_y20th century.
650 0 _aLabor movement
_zUnited States
_xHistory
_y20th century.
650 0 _aWorking class
_zUnited States
_xSocieties, etc.
_xHistory
_y20th century.
650 0 _aWorking class
_xSocieties, etc.
_xHistory
_y20th century.
650 0 _aLabor unions
_zUnited States
_xHistory
_y20th century.
650 0 _aInternational labor activities
_xHistory
_y20th century.
651 7 _aUnited States.
_2fast
_0(OCoLC)fst01204155
655 7 _aHistory.
_2fast
_0(OCoLC)fst01411628
655 7 _aElectronic books.
_2local
710 2 _aProject Muse.
_edistributor
830 0 _aBook collections on Project MUSE.
856 4 0 _zFull text available:
_uhttps://muse.jhu.edu/book/64076/
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