"The history of black labor in the United States is essential not only to understanding American racism but also to 'any discussion of the nation’s productivity, politics, and the future of work in today’s global economy.'" thenation.com/article/black-…
"At a time when mainstream political rhetoric and analysis related to economic change still tend to center on white men displaced by job loss in manufacturing and mining, similar challenges faced by black workers are often examined through a distinct lens of racial inequality.
"As a result white workers are viewed as the victims of 'cultural elites and coddled minorities,' while African American workers suffering the same conditions are treated as 'consumers rather than producers, as takers rather than givers and as liabilities rather than assets.'"
