{"product_id":"kenny-riley-and-black-union-labor-power-in-the-port-of-charleston-9781476677729","title":"Kenny Riley and Black Union Labor Power in the Port of Charleston","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Ted Reed | John J. Yurechko\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: African American \u0026amp; Black\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Their ancestors may have been cargo in the slave ships that arrived in Charleston, S.C. Today, the scale has been rebalanced: black longshoremen run the port's cargo operation. They are members of the International Longshoremen's Association, a powerful labor union, and Kenny Riley is the charismatic leader of the Charleston local.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Riley combines commitment to the civil rights movement with the practicality to ensure that Charleston remains a principal East Coast port. He emerged on the international stage in 2000, rallying union members worldwide to the defense of \"The Charleston Five,\" longshoremen arrested after a confrontation with police turned violent. This is Riley's story as well as a behind-the-scenes look at organized black labor in a Deep South port.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46455583244439,"sku":"9781476677729","price":2826.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781476677729.webp?v=1769175447","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/kenny-riley-and-black-union-labor-power-in-the-port-of-charleston-9781476677729","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}