"Not only a fine collection on Florida itself, but also a model of what edited state histories of labor might look like in the future. It is as multiracial (also moving well beyond black and white) and almost as gendered as the experiences of workers themselves. It refuses to separate the histories of slavery and of free labor. Finally it is at times impressively interdisciplinary without any lapses into disciplinary jargon."--David R. Roediger, University of Illinois
Florida provides a unique opportunity to explore the history of working men and women within a constantly changing...

Winner of the Florida Historical Society Harry T. and Harriette V. Moore Award

Covering a compelling local history, deeply imbricated with state and national events, To Render Invisiblebrings together dramatic stories of continuity and change, of gender and race, and of respectability and resistance in a brisk narrative lucidly informed by social theory. David Roediger, author ofThe Wages of Whiteness

Carefully develops an original argument drawing from several theoretical perspectives to make the claim that African Americans in Jacksonville were able to continue...