Black firefighters and the FDNY : the struggle for jobs, justice, and equity in New York City

Black firefighters and the FDNY : the struggle for jobs, justice, and equity in New York City / David Goldberg.

Author/creator	Goldberg, David A., 1972- author.
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2017]
Description	x, 409 pages ; 25 cm.
Subject(s)	New York (N.Y.). Fire Department--History --20th century. New York (N.Y.). Fire Department. Vulcan Society--History --20th century. African American fire fighters--Employment --New York (State) --New York --History --20th century. African Americans--Civil rights --New York (State) --New York --History --20th century. Fire departments--New York (State) --New York --History --20th century.

Series	Justice, power, and politics Justice, power, and politics. ^A1147248
Contents	The early origins of ethnic insularity and racial exclusion in the New York City Fire Department -- The bravest of the brave : New York's first generation of black firefighters, 1898-1934 -- Fighting a good fight : the formation of the Vulcan Society, 1932-1945 -- Postwar civic and civil rights unionism : the Vulcan Society's golden age, 1946-1963 -- A black face in a high place, fire commissioner Robert O. Lowery : reform, retrenchment, and the limitations of racial liberalism -- From black power to class action : the International Association of Black Professional Firefighters and the rise of fire department discrimination litigation -- The last bastion of white male privilege : race, gender, and the FDNY, 1977-1999 -- Free at last? Black firefighters and the FDNY in the twenty-first century.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN	2017026942
ISBN	9781469633626 hardcover ; alkaline paper
ISBN	1469633620 hardcover ; alkaline paper
ISBN	electronic book

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	TH9505.N5 G63 2017	✔ Available	Place Hold