Long Island migrant labor camps : dust for blood
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Published
Charleston, SC : The History Press, 2021.
Format
Book
ISBN
9781467147842, 1467147842
Physical Desc
207 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 23 cm
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Morristown-Morris Township Library - Local History | H 974.721 TOR | Non-circulating |
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Published
Charleston, SC : The History Press, 2021.
Language
English
ISBN
9781467147842, 1467147842
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages [205]-207).
Description
During World War II, a group of potato farmers opened the first migrant labor camp in Suffolk County to house farmworkers from Jamaica. Over the next twenty years, more than one hundred camps of various sizes would be built throughout the region. Thousands of migrant workers lured by promises of good wages and decent housing flocked to Eastern Long Island, where they were often cheated out of pay and housed in deadly slum-like conditions. Preyed on by corrupt camp operators and entrapped in a feudal system that left them mired in debt, laborers struggled and, in some cases, perished in the shadow of New York's affluence. Author Mark A. Torres reveals the dreadful history of Long Island's migrant labor camps from their inception to their peak in 1960 and their steady decline in the following decades.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Torres, M. (2021). Long Island migrant labor camps: dust for blood . The History Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Torres, Mark. 2021. Long Island Migrant Labor Camps: Dust for Blood. The History Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Torres, Mark. Long Island Migrant Labor Camps: Dust for Blood The History Press, 2021.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Torres, Mark. Long Island Migrant Labor Camps: Dust for Blood The History Press, 2021.
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