Erem, Suzan.

On the global waterfront : the fight to free the Charleston 5 / Suzan Erem and E. Paul Durrenberger. - New York : Monthly Review Press, c2008. - 224 p. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [201]-216) and index.

The provocation -- Storm rising -- Condon and the "Christians" -- Taking up positions -- On the waterfront -- Nordana bows to global pressure -- Black longshoremen: when race and class collide -- Condon and Riley launch their campaigns -- The tide starts to turn -- Free the Charlestown 5! -- Countdown to trial -- Victory! -- The battle to come -- Not just another labor story.

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Stevedores--History--South Carolina--Charleston--21st century.
African American stevedores--History--South Carolina--Charleston--21st century.
Strikes and lockouts--Stevedores--History--South Carolina--Charleston--21st century.
Stevedores--Labor unions--History--United States--21st century.

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