{"product_id":"cleveland-benjamins-dead-a-struggle-for-dignity-in-louisianas-cane-country-9780820315812","title":"Cleveland Benjamin's Dead: A Struggle for Dignity in Louisiana's Cane Country","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCleveland Benjamin's Dead: A Struggle for Dignity in Louisiana's Cane Country\u003c\/strong\u003e by Sims, Patsy. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780820315812.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSims (writing, U. of Pittsburgh) chronicles daily life in a community of Louisiana sugar cane workers in the 1970s and their struggles to sue the Department of Agriculture over irregularities in their wages. Using a mix of journalism and oral history, she investigates the workers substandard housing and inadequate job safety, and covers a tragic accident in which a worker is killed beneath an overturned tractor. This second edition restores two complete chapters omitted from the first edition (Elsevier-Dutton, 1981), and adds an epilogue updating the story through 1992. Includes b\u0026amp;w photos. Lacks an index and a bibliography. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"University of Georgia Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44948962803765,"sku":"ByrdShop_0820315818","price":62.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780820315812_9bbe9d38-bafd-453a-8057-6b334cbec986.jpg?v=1781136776","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/cleveland-benjamins-dead-a-struggle-for-dignity-in-louisianas-cane-country-9780820315812","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}