Roots of resistance : a story of gender, race, and labor on the north coast of Honduras

Introduction: Honduran workers--new voices, old memories -- Intersecting projects: contested visions for the North Coast -- Revolutionary antecedents to the 1954 strike: liberals, rebels and radicals -- Life and labor in banana fincas -- The making of a campeño and campeña culture: race, gender, and resistance -- 'Mujeres que cuidaban hombres y vendedoras ambulantes': gendered roles and informal work on the North Coast -- ¡La Gran Huelga del 1954!: labor organizing in the banana labor camps -- Contemporary movement leaders reflect on the legacy of the 1954 strike -- Conclusion -- Appendices. Los 30 puntos: Tela Railroad Company worker demands -- Central strike committee 7 demands of company and Honduran government, May 17, 1954 -- Standard Fruit Company worker strike demands, May 7 1954 -- Signed contract between Standard Fruit Company, Agúan Valley, the members of the central strike for labor relations -- Program of the Honduran Revolutionary Democratic Party -- Brief selected chronology of labor and political events in Honduras -- Table of early signs of worker actions and strikes in Honduras.