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Julie Greene
@greeneland.bsky.social
Labor and immigration historian @UofMaryland. Editor, Labor: Studies in Working-Class History. Author of The Canal Builders.
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Thanks Anna! Yes I’ve been digging in and the main explanation I see is exactly that— excluding indentured servants. Zolberg eg says that. Still wanting to know more about the thinking. Their understanding of “free” may be as complex as what they meant by white.
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Julie Greene
@greeneland.bsky.social
Labor and immigration historian @UofMaryland. Editor, Labor: Studies in Working-Class History. Author of The Canal Builders.
762 followers386 following75 posts