Sentence examples for white labor from inspiring English sources

As long as Labor was cheapened by the involuntary servitude of the black man, the freedom of white labor, especially in the South, was little more than a myth.

In 1994, the white labor historian David R. Roediger published an incendiary volume, "Towards the Abolition of Whiteness".

They used white labor almost exclusively, the blacks remaining on small, poor farms in the countryside.

He presented himself as the reasonable alternative to violent labor turbulence, unpredictable demands and, by the way, high-priced white labor.

Civic leaders called for the removal of Chinatown and demanded that local businesses only hire white labor or face a boycott.

He proudly noted that free white labor in Tennessee and Texas already produced nearly one-ninth of the region's cotton output.

Black labor-force participation, at about 64%, has not moved appreciably since the 1950s, while white labor-force participation has risen ten percentage points, to 68%.

"Don't touch my white shirt!" Mr. Diddy's all-white Labor Day parties have been going on for a few years.

An alliance of white Republicans and blacks voted no overwhelmingly, leaving Mr. Villaraigosa the support of Latinos, liberal whites, labor unions and much of a political establishment, including Mayor Richard Riordan, that did not want to be seen as resisting the inevitable empowerment of the Latino electorate.

Certain industries and enterprises are based upon a supply of low-paid, under-skilled and immobile non-white labor.

Curio #786 | Who says no white after Labor Day? Happy Labor Day!