The Baltimore Book: New Views of Local History (Critical

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The Baltimore Book: New Views of Local History (Critical Perspectives On The Past)

Baltimore has a long, colorful history that traditionally has been focused on famous men, social elites, and patriotic events. "The Baltimore Book" is both a history of 'the other Baltimore' and a tour guide to places in the city that are important to labor, African American, and women's history. The book grew out of a popular local bus tour conducted by public historians, the People's History Tour of Baltimore, that began in 1982. This book records and adds sites to that tour; provides maps, photographs, and contemporary documents; and, includes interviews with some of the uncelebrated people whose experiences as Baltimoreans reflect more about the city than Francis Scott Key ever did. The tour begins at the B&O Railroad Station at Camden Yards, site of the railroad strike of 1877, moves on to Hampden-Woodbury, the mid-19th century cotton textile industry's company town, and stops on the way to visit Evergreen House and to hear the narratives of ex-slaves.We travel to Old West Baltimore, the late 19th-century center of commerce and culture for the African American community; Fells Point; Sparrows Point; the suburbs; Federal Hill; and, Baltimore's 'renaissance' at Harborplace. Interviews with community activists, civil rights workers, Catholic Workers, and labor union organizers bring color and passion to this historical tour. Specific labor struggles, class and race relations, and the contributions of women to Baltimore's development are emphasized at each stop. Author note: Elizabeth Fee is Professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management of The Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health. Linda Shopes is Associate Historian at the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Linda Zeidman is Professor of History and Economics at Essex Community College.

Country	USA
Binding	Paperback
Brand	Brand: Temple University Press
EAN	9781566391849
Edition	Reprint
Feature	Used Book in Good Condition
ISBN	1566391849
IsEligibleForTradeIn	1
Label	Temple University Press
Manufacturer	Temple University Press
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	268
PublicationDate	1993-11-19
Publisher	Temple University Press
Studio	Temple University Press
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

The Baltimore Book: New Views of Local History (Critical Perspectives On The Past)

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