Doing History from the Bottom Up: On E.P. Thompson, Howard Zinn, and Rebuilding the Labor Movement from BelowReflections on the crucial importance of including the perspectives of the marginalized and the non-elite in our historical accounts. In the 1960s, historians on both sides of the Atlantic began to challenge the assumptions of their colleagues and push for an understanding of history “from below.” In this collection of writings, Staughton Lynd, one of the pioneers of this approach, laments the passing of fellow luminaries David Montgomery, E.P. Thompson, Alfred Young, and Howard Zinn; offers an account of the decline of trade unionism based on the narratives of workers and his efforts as a lawyer to assist them; and makes the case that contemporary academics and activists alike should take more seriously the stories and perspectives of Native Americans, slaves, rank-and-file workers, and other still-too-frequently marginalized voices. |
Contents
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Howard Zinn | 21 |
Rebuilding the Labor Movement from Below | 39 |
Introduction | 41 |
Guerrilla History in Gary | 47 |
Your Dog Dont Bark No More | 55 |
Local 1330 v US Steel 19771980 | 79 |
Building a Retiree Movement in Youngstown Ohio | 89 |
Solidarity Unionism | 107 |
The Alternative Unionism of the Early 1930s | 123 |
Afterword | 141 |
Notes | 151 |
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About the Author | 178 |
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