71 results for 'founding fathers'
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Welfare is a Woman's Issue: The Story of Johnnie Tillmon(Post)
She might not be a household name, but Johnnie Tillmon was one of the leading welfare organisers and campaigners in U.S. history “Maybe we poor welfare women will really liberate women in this c ...
Solidarity Forever: The Pullman Strike of 1894(Post)Begun on this day in 1894, the Pullman Strike was one of the most significant strike actions in US history “It seems to me that if it were not for resistance to degrading conditions, the tendenc ...
The "Old Man" of the Mexican-American Labor Movement(Post)Born on 29th May in 1918, Bert Corona was a leading twentieth-century activist and labor organiser The Mexican American labor movement during the twentieth century was bigger than just Cesar ...
Sí Se Puede: Cesar Chavez and the Delano Grape Strike(Post)How Cesar Chavez became one of the leading labor activists in the United States “The time has come for the liberation of the poor farm worker. History is on our side.” Cesar Chavez was born ...
He Stands With You: Jesse Jackson and the Rainbow Coalition(Post)Born on this day in 1941, Jesse Jackson was one of the most important political campaigners of the 20th century. By 1970, political radicalism in the US was facing a leadership crisis. The 196 ...
“Indians are Gathering to Deliberate Their Destiny”: Native Americans Rise Up(Post)Though best remembered for the Civil Rights Movement, Vietnam, and feminism, the 1960s and 1970s also saw a courageous upsurge of Native American resistance politics. The 81st birthday of Mel Thom – ...
Killed For Going On Strike: The 1937 Memorial Day Massacre(Post)82 years ago today, ten striking steelworkers were shot dead on Memorial Day by police acting on the orders of a Chicago steel manufacturer. They also deserve a place in our memory. A few ...