S2, Episode 5: Alonzo Ward on the Hidden History of Black Labor in Illinois Off the Shelf: Revolutionary Readings in Times of Crisis

In Episode 5, guest Alonzo Ward (history, Eastern Illinois University) and host Augustus Wood explore the less well known threads of American labor history, specifically Black labor in Illinois. Beyond any easy, simplified reading of the past—Black workers as "strike breakers," for example—they ask listeners to look deeper at the real, lived conditions and context of people's lives. As history is written, are the subjects' voices part of the narrative? Is the multifaceted nature of thei...