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Wallace Stegner and Joe Hill–Was He Guilty?

Posted on November 18, 2019 by jpkenna

On November 19th, 104 years ago, Joe Hill was executed by the State of Utah. The young itinerant laborer was born Joel Emmanuel Hagglund in 1879. After emigrating from Sweden to the United States he took the name Joseph Hillstrom, … Continue reading →

Posted in history, labor, love, social criticism, social protest, song writing, writing | Tagged Helen Keller, historical fiction, I.W.W., Joan Baez, Joe Hill, Paul Robeson, protest movements, song writing, trials, Utah, Wallace Stegner, Woodrow Wilson | Leave a comment

Mill Town Under Siege–Everett, Washington, 1916 (Part Two)

Posted on November 2, 2016 by jpkenna

34-year-old Mike Scanlon, itinerant worker and I.W.W. member–along with some 40 others–has managed to survive a beating the previous Monday night at Beverly Park, south of Everett. Led by the Snohomish County Sheriff, the attackers were made up of several … Continue reading →

Posted in Everett WA, history, labor, social protest | Tagged !.W.W., Beverly Park Beating, class warfare, Everett Commercial Club, Everett Massacre, Joe Hill, Lumber Trust, Sheriff Donald McRae, Shingle Weavers' Union, Snohomish County, socialism, Spokane Free Speech Fight, strikes, Washington state | Leave a comment

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