Description: A compelling collection of oral histories of black working-class men and women from Memphis. Covering the 1930s to the 1980s, they tell of struggles to unionize and to combat racism on the shop floor and in society at large. They also reveal the origins of the civil rights movement in the activities of black workers, from the Depression onward.
Review Quotes: "Honey's subjects tell their stories with remarkable eloquence. But Honey is much more than a medium through whom others speak; his is also an active and eloquent voice in this work."--Bruce Nelson, "Mississippi Quarterly