African American Railroad Workers of Roanoke: Oral Histories of the Norfolk & Western
Author:   Sheree Scarborough ,  Historical Society of Western Virginia ,  C W Sullivan, III
Publisher:   History Press Library Editions
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9781540224552


Pages:   162
Publication Date:   03 June 2014
Format:   Hardback
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African American Railroad Workers of Roanoke: Oral Histories of the Norfolk & Western


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Roanoke, Virginia, is one of America's great historic railroad centers. The Norfolk & Western Railway Company, now the Norfolk Southern Corporation, has been in Roanoke for over a century. Since the company has employed many of the city's African Americans, the two histories are intertwined. The lives of Roanoke's black railroad workers span the generations from Jim Crow segregation to the civil rights era to today's diverse corporate workforce. Older generations toiled through labor-intensive jobs such as janitors and track laborers, paving the way for younger African Americans to become engineers, conductors and executives. Join author Sheree Scarborough as she interviews Roanoke's African American railroad workers and chronicles stories that are a powerful testament of personal adversity, struggle and triumph on the rail.

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Author:   Sheree Scarborough ,  Historical Society of Western Virginia ,  C W Sullivan, III
Publisher:   History Press Library Editions
Imprint:   History Press Library Editions
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.386kg
ISBN:  

9781540224552


ISBN 10:   1540224554
Pages:   162
Publication Date:   03 June 2014
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order   Availability explained
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