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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Leta E. MillerPublisher: University of Illinois Press Imprint: University of Illinois Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.313kg ISBN: 9780252087677ISBN 10: 0252087674 Pages: 232 Publication Date: 13 February 2024 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Abbreviations Chapter 1. Prelude Chapter 2. The Origins of the American Federation of Musicians and Its Place in the History of Organized Labor Chapter 3. The Formation of Black AFM Locals, 1897–1927 Chapter 4. Early Black Locals: Three Case Studies Chapter 5. From the Glories of the ’20s to the Despair of the ’30s Chapter 6. The 1940s: Change Is in the Wind Chapter 7. Leading the Pack: The 1953 Los Angeles Merger Chapter 8. Mergers from 1954 through 1966: State Labor Laws and the Battle of Chicago Chapter 9. After Chicago Chapter 10. Coda Notes References IndexReviewsThis work shines light on a little known and understood chapter of the American Federation of Musicians' Unions. It explores the creation by Black musicians, history of, and eventual collapse of dual unionism through the amalgamation of separate African American and white organizations. This was a complicated matter lasting some sixty-plus years and author Miller skillfully shows both the benefits and pitfalls of this development. --David Keller, author of The Blue Note: Seattle's Black Musicians' Union, A Pictorial History, distributed by Washington State University Press Author InformationLeta E. Miller is an emerita professor of music at the University of California, Santa Cruz. She is the author, coauthor, or editor of fourteen books, including Chen Yi and Aaron Jay Kernis. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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