Yesterday was the 110th anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist fire in Manhattan. 123 women and girls, and 23 men, died in less than 20 minutes. Most were recent Jewish and Italian immigrants aged 14 to 25. The bosses routinely locked the doors to prevent workers from taking unauthorized breaks. Consequently, many died leaping from windows […]
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Today In Labor History: March 26, 1812—An earthquake killed 15,000-20,000 people in Caracas, Venezuela. Scientists estimate it was magnitude 7.7 on the Richter scale. March 26, 1871—Revolutionaries took power through municipal elections during the Paris Commune. Their success inspired workers throughout the world. And it influenced the Great Upheaval of worker uprisings in the U.S.,
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This month marks the 150-year anniversary of the Paris Commune, which inspired me to write about the Saint Louis Commune and the Great Upheaval of 1877. “There was a time in the history of France when the poor found themselves oppressed to such an extent that forbearance ceased to be a virtue, and hundreds of
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When my son was four, he loved Curious George stories so much that we read them almost nightly. It should be obvious why kids enjoy these stories: George is like a small boy, curious, innocent, naïve and playful. He adores his “daddy,” the man with the yellow hat. He has exciting adventures. Sometimes he has
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The current wave of anti-Asian bigotry and violence is appalling and horrifying. But it is not a new phenomenon in America. Anti-Asian bigotry and violence have occurred since the first Chinese people immigrated to the U.S. in the 1850s. In the following piece, I present a timeline of key events in this sordid history. It
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