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Black Labor, White Sugar: Caribbean Braceros and Their Struggle for Power in the Cuban Sugar Industry Philip A. Howard
Black Labor, White Sugar: Caribbean Braceros and Their Struggle for Power in the Cuban Sugar Industry
Philip A. Howard
Early in the twentieth century, the Cuban sugarcane industry faced a labour crisis when Cuban and European workers balked at the inhumane conditions they endured. In response, sugar companies imported thousands of black workers from other Caribbean colonies. This book illuminates the story of these immigrants.
320 pages
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | June 15, 2015 |
| ISBN13 | 9780807159521 |
| Publishers | Louisiana State University Press |
| Genre | Cultural Region > Caribbean & West Indies |
| Pages | 320 |
| Dimensions | 161 × 232 × 27 mm · 590 g |
| Language | English |