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A 6 page review of the book by Author Michael K. Honey. Honey outlines the societal conditions which were at play in 1930s Memphis Tennessee in comparison to the various laws which were on the books to protect black rights. The contention is made that custom can, and does, sometimes outweigh law. This was the case in Memphis but the arrival of the Civil Rights movement and such efforts as the labor movement was soon to turn the tides more in favor of the severely disadvantaged classes in this southern community. The societal move towards unionization of the workplace was particularly advantageous. No additional sources are listed.
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As its name would suggest, Michael Honeys "Southern Labor and Black Civil Rights: Organizing Memphis Workers" is an account of one of the most pivotal times in
American history, the time when black and white banded together to end the injustices inflicted on the working class by the powerful factory owners and the more privileged classes of
America. This book is an expose on the southern industrial union movement in Memphis Tennessee, a movement which sought fair labor treatment as well as the end of segregation
and the rampant human rights injustices which characterized much of the deep South in the 1930s. Honey offers many insights into
Memphis society in the early part of the twentieth century. This insight included that into the role of big business, and the role of the individual in that society.
Honey describes a Memphis in which segregation and racial hatred characterized practically every aspect of society. Segregation had been imposed by the predominantly white mainstream class upon the
lower classes and non-White segments of the population. Self-appointed gatekeepers had set up both societal and legal barriers which prevented those from different classes and races integrating with the
mainstream. These barriers extended into practically every aspect of Memphis life from where people lived to where they went to school to where they were allowed to eat.
These barriers targeted the poor white as well but primarily they targeted African Americans. The picture presented by Honey is indeed
bleak. Menial jobs in the city were held primarily by the poor and particularly by the black poor. Women, in particular, seemed to be able to secure only
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