The Wobblies Full Documentary

(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)

April 19, 2017

IWW History Project

IWW History Project Links to photos and documents, timeline of events, maps of strikes, IWW newspapers, and more. 

April 19, 2017

Bread and Roses: The Lawrence Textile Strike

(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)

April 19, 2017

Open Collections Program: Women Working, Lawrence Strike of 1912

Open Collections Program: Women Working, Lawrence Strike of 1912 A history of the Lawrence Textile Strike of 1912 led by the I.W.W., commonly known as the “Bread and Roses” strike. 

April 19, 2017

The story of the Rebel Girl

The story of the Rebel Girl

April 19, 2017

The Legend of Lucy Parsons

The Legend of Lucy Parsons

April 19, 2017

History of the Socialist Party

If the defining characteristic of an American third party is finishing third in a presidential contest, then the Socialist Party has been the country’s quintessential third party, recording seven third- place finishes from 1904 to 1944. And the Socialists arguably...

March 27, 2017

KCTS 9 – History Making: General Strike

In 1919, workers in Seattle staged the first general strike in the United States. Sixty thousand union men and women walked off their jobs in shipyards, bakeries, restaurants, and lumber mills. This five day citywide shutdown was an important first...

March 27, 2017

Anna Louise Strong Archive

Anna Louise Strong Archive Works: 1919: No One Knows Where 1925: Children of Revolution 1925: First Time in History 1925: Stalin ‘The Voice of the Party’ Breaks Trotsky 1941: Stalin 1946: Talk with Mao Tse Tung 1949: In North Korea:...

March 27, 2017

Anna Louise Strong story

Anna Louise Strong story Anna Louise Strong (1885-1970) was one of the leaders of the Seattle General Strike in 1919 and an early advocate of communism. Although she left the United States just as the Communist Party was starting, her...

March 27, 2017