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Red Seas Ferdinand Smith and radical black sailors in the United States and Jamaica

Title
Red Seas [electronic resource] : Ferdinand Smith and radical black sailors in the United States and Jamaica / Gerald Horne.
Author
Horne, Gerald.
Publication
New York : New York University Press, c2005.

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Description
1 online resource (xv, 359 p.) : ill.
Uniform Title
Red Seas (Online)
Alternative Title
Red Seas (Online)
Subject
  • Smith, Ferdinand
  • National Maritime Union of America > History > 20th century
  • Labor leaders > United States > Biography
  • African American communists > Biography
  • Jamaican Americans > Biography
  • Labor leaders > Jamaica > Biography
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-332) and index.
Access (note)
  • Access restricted to authorized users.
Contents
Introduction : Sailing from Jamaica -- Sailing the Red Seas -- Perilous waters -- The Black Ocean -- Few safe harbors -- Wind in their sails -- Storm signals -- Storm, at sea -- Walking the plank -- Black labor at sea -- Dropping anchor in Jamaica -- On the beach -- The final voyage of Ferdinand Smith -- Epilogue.
LCCN
2004029622
OCLC
ssj0000234256
Author
Horne, Gerald.
Title
Red Seas [electronic resource] : Ferdinand Smith and radical black sailors in the United States and Jamaica / Gerald Horne.
Imprint
New York : New York University Press, c2005.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-332) and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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