"But What About the Workers?," 1973
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Writer and political philosopher James Boggs championed grassroots activism that encouraged all Americans to reimagine themselves and their communities from the inside out. Boggs's two decades at a Detroit Chrysler plant inspired and informed his books and pamphlets. In 1973, Boggs and James Hocker wrote But What About the Workers? to highlight the plight of working-class Black Americans.
Writer and political philosopher James Boggs championed grassroots activism that encouraged all Americans to reimagine themselves and their communities from the inside out. Boggs's two decades at a Detroit Chrysler plant inspired and informed his books and pamphlets. In 1973, Boggs and James Hocker wrote But What About the Workers? to highlight the plight of working-class Black Americans.
Artifact
Book
Subject Date
1973
Creators
Advocators & Pacesetters Publishing
Place of Creation
United States, Michigan, Detroit
United States, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
Creator Notes
Written by James Boggs and James Hocker. Published by Advocators in Detroit, Michigan and Pacesetters Publishing in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2004.84.106
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Donated by Laura A. Young in Memory of Kathryn Emerson-Buntin.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8.5 in
Width: 5.5 in
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