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Peer reviewedLesh, Bruce – OAH Magazine of History, 1999
Describes a lesson plan that utilizes two primary sources, a handbill announcing the reduction in Baltimore and Ohio rail workers' wages and a list of damages to Baltimore and Ohio Railroad property, in order to determine the causes and effects of the Rail Strike of 1877. Provides the two sources and other handouts. (CMK)
Descriptors: Corporations, Economic Factors, Labor Problems, Labor Standards
Peer reviewedMarks, Carole – Phylon, 1981
This paper modifies Edna Bonacich's theory of class conflict which cites the split labor market during the period of 1920-30 as the cause of racial antagonisms. The author states that Bonacich neglected the role of employers and technological advance in the creation of the split labor market. (ML)
Descriptors: Conflict, Economic Factors, Employer Employee Relationship, Labor Market
