This dissertation investigates the role of company executives‘ racial ideology in the relegation of black workers to inferior, lower paying jobs in the Pullman Railroad Company (1858-1969). I argue that it is important to recognize that employers, like white workers, were not driven simply by material interest; rather their actions were often guided by their ideologies and deep seated beliefs and prejudices. My argument that employers‘ racial ideology was a causal factor in black workers‘ marginalization is developed through a historical analysis of the Pullman Railroad Company archives.
Termine di indicizzazione aziendale
Soggetto
Black history;
African American studies;
Labor relations
Classificazione
0296: African American Studies
0328: Black history
0629: Labor relations
Identificativo/parola chiave
Social sciences; Black workers; Employers; Marginalization; Marginalization of black workers; Pullman Railroad Company; Racial ideology
Titolo
Do employers have a race? Employers' racial ideology and the marginalization of black male workers in the Pullman Company 1858–1969
Autore
Oyogoa, Francisca E.
Data titolo accademico
2010
Codice istituzione accademica
0118
Fonte
DAI-A 71/07, Dissertation Abstracts International
Luogo di pubblicazione:
Ann Arbor
Paese di pubblicazione
United States
Membro commissione
Friedman, Jerry; Gerstel, Naomi; Lao-Montes, Agustin; Misra, Joya; Tomaskovic-Devey, Don
Università/istituzione
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Località università
United States -- Massachusetts
Tipo di fonte
Dissertazione o tesi
Tipo di documento
Dissertation/Thesis
Numero di dissertazione/tesi
3409639
ID documento ProQuest
650316745
Copyright
Database copyright ProQuest LLC; ProQuest does not claim copyright in the individual underlying works.
Document URL
https://www.proquest.com/unauthdocview/650316745