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Author Wilson, Bobby M., 1947- author.

Title America's Johannesburg : industrialization and racial transformation in Birmingham / Bobby M. Wilson.

Publication Info. Athens, Georgia : The University of Georgia Press, 2019.
©2019

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Edition Paperback edition.
Description 1 online resource (xv, 274 pages).
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Series Geographies of justice and social transformation ; 46
Geographies of justice and social transformation ; 46.
Note "Originally published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, an imprint of The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc ... Copyright © 2000"--Title page verso.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Introduction: race and capitalist development -- The origin of racism: discursive and material practices -- The state's role in sustaining race-connected practices -- Capital restructuring and the transformation of race -- The slave mode of production -- An extensive regime of accumulation based on slave labor -- Reconstruction -- From slave to free black labor -- Development of the Birmingham regime -- Industrialization with inexpensive labor -- Noncompetitive labor segmentation and laissez-faire race relations -- Accommodating the racial order: the rise of institutionalized racism -- Scientific management and the growth of Black/White competition -- The growth of corporate power: the emergence of Fordism -- The Great Depression and the transformation of the planter regime -- The New Deal and Blacks -- The southern shift of Fordism and entrepreneurial regimes.
Summary "In some ways, no American city symbolizes the black struggle for civil rights more than Birmingham, Alabama. During the 1950s and 1960s, Birmingham gained national and international attention as a center of activity and unrest during the civil rights movement. Racially motivated bombings of the houses of black families who moved into new neighborhoods or who were politically active during this era were so prevalent that Birmingham earned the nickname "Bombingham." In this critical analysis of why Birmingham became such a national flashpoint, Bobby M. Wilson argues that Alabama's path to industrialism differed significantly from that of states in the North and Midwest. True to its antebellum roots, no other industrial city in the United States depended as much on the exploitation of black labor so early in its urban development as Birmingham. A persuasive exploration of the links between Alabama's slaveholding order and the subsequent industrialization of the state, America's Johannesburg demonstrates that arguments based on classical economics fail to take into account the ways in which racial issues influenced the rise of industrial capitalism"-- Provided by publisher.
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Subject African Americans -- Alabama -- Birmingham -- Social conditions.
African Americans.
Alabama -- Birmingham.
Social conditions.
African Americans -- Alabama -- Birmingham -- Economic conditions.
Economic conditions.
Birmingham (Ala.) -- Social conditions.
Birmingham (Ala.) -- Economic conditions.
Birmingham (Ala.) -- Race relations.
Industrialization -- Alabama -- Birmingham -- History.
Industrialization.
History.
Capitalism -- Social aspects -- Alabama -- Birmingham -- History.
Capitalism -- Social aspects.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
History.
Added Title Industrialization and racial transformation in Birmingham
Other Editions: Reprint of: Wilson, Bobby M., 1947- America's Johannesburg (DLC) 99014832
Other Form: Print version: Wilson, Bobby M., 1947- America's Johannesburg. Paperback edition. Athens, Georgia : The University of Georgia Press, 2019 9780820356273 (DLC) 2019035591 (OCoLC)1097961421
ISBN 9780820356280 (electronic book)
082035628X (electronic book)
9780820356273
0820356271