A bridge between past and present
The New York Labor History Association is thrilled to co-sponsor this informative discussion with Prof. Clarence Taylor about his new book, Fight the Power: African Americans and the Long History of Police Brutality in New York City, on April 9, 2019 at New York University.
Seating is limited, so RSVP today by clicking here. A reception with wine and cheese will follow the lecture.
The fir
st NYLHA book review of March 2019 is by Kelsey Harrison, who reviewed John F. Levin and Earl Silbar’s new book, You Say You Want a Revolution: SDS, PL, and Building a Worker-Student Alliance.
For previous book reviews, click here.
NYLHA is proud to announce that the 2018 winner of the Bernard Bellush Prize
for outstanding scholarship by graduate students in labor and work history is
Erin Durham, a graduate student at the University of Maryland.
In her essay, “Strike for Labor Rights: Prison Reform in Maryland During the Early Twentieth Century,” Durham explains the transition from a contract labor system to a state-use system in Maryland’s state prisons. Focusing on the labor issues in prison reform, she reveals the close relationship of prison labor and revenue generation.
Congratulations Erin!