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Joe Hill–Not Forgotten
On November 19th, 100 years ago, Joe Hill was executed by the state of Utah. A fitting time to re-publish this post. On January 10th, 1914, A Salt Lake City grocer (a former policeman) named John G. Morrison and his … Continue reading
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Tagged class warfare, I.W.W., protest movements, song writing, Utah, Woodrow Wilson, World War One
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The I.W.W. is 110 Years Old
By the 1890s, in reaction to the unprecedented power concentration of corporations, a labor movement had formed. The Railroad Brotherhoods and the American Federation of Labor (A.F.L.) dominated the movement, divided into crafts. Eugene Debs in the early 1890s formed … Continue reading
Posted in history, labor, Socialism, writing
Tagged AFL, AFL-CIO, Big Bill Haywood, CIO, Daniel DeLeon, Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, Espionage Act, Eugene Debs, Father Thomas Hagerty, FBI, Free Speech Movement, Great Northern Strike, HUAC, IWW, J. Edgar Hoover, Lawrence Strike, Paterson Strike, Pullman Strike, Sedition Act, Vincent S. John, Wobblies, Woodrow Wilson, World War One
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Joe Hill–Not Forgotten
The execution of Joe Hill by the State of Utah took place on November 19th, 100 years ago. A fitting time to re-post this entry. On January 10th, 1914, A Salt Lake City grocer (a former policeman) named John G. … Continue reading
Posted in history, labor, social protest
Tagged class warfare, I.W.W., protest movements, song writing, Utah, Woodrow Wilson, World War One
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Joe Hill–Not Forgotten
On January 10th, 1914, A Salt Lake City grocer (a former policeman) named John G. Morrison and his son were murdered. A Swedish-born itinerant laborer went on trial for the crime, and was convicted and sentenced to death. The young … Continue reading
Posted in history, labor, social protest
Tagged class warfare, I.W.W., protest movements, song writing, Utah, Woodrow Wilson, World War One
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