Eric Arnesen (born 30 April 1958) is an American historian. He is currently the James R. Hoffa Professor of Modern American Labor History at George Washington University. He was a Fulbright Scholar, and is a member of the Organization of American Historians.
Life Arnesen completed his BA degree from Wesleyan University in 1980. He completed his MA in Afro-American Studies from Yale University in 1984. He received his Ph.D. in History from Yale University in 1986.
Selected publications
Articles
Books
Author Waterfront Workers of New Orleans: Race, Class, and Politics, 1863–1923. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1994. . Brotherhoods of Color: Black Railroad Workers and the Struggle for Equality. London: Harvard University Press, 2002. . Black Protest and the Great Migration: A Brief History with Documents. Bedford/St. Martin's, 2003. . The Human Tradition in American Labor History. Wilmington: SR Books, 2004. . The Black Worker: Race, Labor, and Civil Rights Since Emancipation. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 2007. .
Editor Labor Histories: Class, Politics, and the Working-Class Experience. With Julie Greene and Bruce Laurie. University of Illinois Press, 1998. . Encyclopedia of US Labor and Working-Class History. London: Routledge, 2006. .
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External links
Bio at Wilson Center