Red Seas: Ferdinand Smith and Radical Black Sailors in the United States and JamaicaNYU Press, 20 jun 2005 - 359 pagina's During the heyday of the U.S. and international labor movements in the 1930s and 1940s, Ferdinand Smith, the Jamaican-born co-founder and second-in-command of the National Maritime Union (NMU), stands out as one of the most—if not the most—powerful black labor leaders in the United States. Smith’s active membership in the Communist Party, however, coupled with his bold labor radicalism and shaky immigration status, brought him under continual surveillance by U.S. authorities, especially during the Red Scare in the 1950s. Smith was eventually deported to his homeland of Jamaica, where he continued his radical labor and political organizing until his death in 1961. |
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Perilous Waters | 35 |
The Black Ocean | 57 |
Few Safe Harbors | 81 |
Wind in Their Sails | 100 |
Storm Signals | 121 |
Storm at Sea | 143 |
Black Labor at Sea | 191 |
Dropping Anchor in Jamaica | 217 |
On the Beach | 244 |
The Final Voyage of Ferdinand Smith | 267 |
Epilogue | 285 |
Notes | 293 |
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About the Author | 359 |
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