Labor and Urban Studies

Labor History

Fighting for Social Justice: The Life Story of David Burgess

David S. Burgess

The fascinating life story of labor activist David S. Burgess provides an insight into the history of social activism from the 1930s to the 1980s.

All-American Anarchist: Joseph A. Labadie and the Labor Movement

Carlotta R. Anderson

A biography of Detroit’s controversial individualist anarchist and labor leader at the height of urban industrialization.

Muddy Boots and Ragged Aprons: Images of the Working Class in Detroit, 1900–1930

Kevin Boyle and Victoria Getis

The lives of ordinary workers in early twentieth century Detroit told through a collection of previously unpublished photographs.

A Terrible Anger: The 1934 Waterfront and General Strikes in San Francisco

David F. Selvin

A narrative history of the tumultuous labor battles of the mid-1930s.

“I Gotta Tell You”: Speeches of Lee Iacocca

Edited by Matthew W. Seeger

Brings twenty-five of Iacocca’s most influential and memorable speeches together in a historical and critical context.

Labor History Archives in the United States

Edited by Daniel J. Leab and Philip P. Mason

This book makes available in one source descriptions of most of the major archival collections in the field of labor history at U.S. libraries.