Resident Strangers: Immigrant Laborers in New South Alabama

07/11/2023 57 min
Resident Strangers: Immigrant Laborers in New South Alabama

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Jennifer Brooks, Professor of History at Auburn University, discusses her book Resident Strangers: Immigrant Laborers in New South Alabama, beginning with the book's origin story and then explaining the significance of Chinese and European immigrants in the New South and their interactions with employers, unions, African-Americans, the region's racial regime, and its legal system.