From the middle of the nineteenth century until the 1888 abolition of slavery in Brazil, Rio de Janeiro was home to the largest urban population of enslaved wor

Co-winner, 2010 Merle Curti Award, Organization of American HistoriansWinner, 2010 Philip Taft Labor History Book Award, ILR School at Cornell University and th

Covering a chronological span from the seventeenth century to the Civil War, the book reunites black and labor history, including such major topics as the forma

The little-known history of how enslaved African Americans contributed to the building of the White House and other landmarks—includes illustrations. In 1791,

"An eloquent and essential correction to contemporary discussions of the American working class."—The Nation From the ongoing issues of poverty, health, housi