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Plight of British West Indian and Bahamian Migrants. Retrieved from https://doi.org/doi:10.7282/T3736PFP

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TitlePlight of British West Indian and Bahamian Migrants
NameRony, Vera (associated name), Workers Defense League
Date Created1959
SubjectAfrican Americans, Hispanic Americans, Working class, Immigrants, Agriculture, Citizenship, Civil rights, Community life, Ethnic groups, Economics, Education, Government, Law, Work, Working conditions, Migrant workers, British-West Indies Americans, Bahamians, Puerto Ricans, Mexicans, Labor movement, Labor unions, New Jersey, New Jersey--Allentown, New Jersey--Glassboro, New Jersey--Bergen County
DescriptionThis unpublished report by the Workers Defense League describes poor wages, working conditions, and housing among British West Indian and Bahamian contract workers on New Jersey farms. It compares their contracts unfavorably to those under which Puerto Rican and Mexican laborers were working. The Workers Defense League, founded in 1936 by Norman Thomas and colleagues in the labor movement, concerns itself with protecting the legal rights of workers.
Genrearticles, charts (graphic documents), reports
Persistent URLhttps://doi.org/doi:10.7282/T3736PFP
LanguageEnglish
CollectionRutgers University Libraries Special Collections General Resources
Organization NameRutgers University. Libraries. Special Collections and University Archives
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