Today in Labor History August 14, 1791: Dutty Boukman led a Vodou ceremony with slaves from Saint Domingue plantations, marking the start of the Haitian Revolution. Marxist writer C. L. R. James wrote the best book on the Haitian Revolution and the creation of the world’s first black republic: “The Black Jacobins,” (1938). Also, be sure to check […]
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Many Factors Influencing Children’s Mental Health There have been numerous arguments made over the past year and a half that distance learning during the pandemic has had a devastating effect on children’s mental health and cognitive development. These claims have been used to justify sending kids back to crowded classrooms, in spite of the risk
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1890s Today in Labor History August 7, 1890: Elizabeth Gurley Flynn was born in Concord, New Hampshire. Flynn joined the IWW in 1907, two years after its formation, and quickly became one of their best organizers. She was instrumental in the Patterson Silk Strike (1913). In 1909, during the Spokane Free Speech fight, she chained herself
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Today in Labor History August 5, 1842: The “Plug Plot” riots began in England in response to high unemployment, high food prices and declining wages. There was a spontaneous strike wave of coal miners, weavers and spinners culminating in a general strike. The riot got its name when the plugs were pulled out of factory
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Uriah Stephens & the Knights of Labor Today in Labor History August 3, 1821: Uriah Stephens (1821-1882) was born in Cape May, New Jersey. He founded the Knights of Labor, one of the first successful nationwide unions. Stephens worked as a tailor in Philadelphia. In 1869, after the demise of the Garment Cutters’ Union, he
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