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Omaha Steve Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-17-11 08:14 PM
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Today in Labor History Jan 17 Lucy Parsons leads hunger march in Chicago & "Solidarity Forever"

January 17


Radical labor organizer and anarchist Lucy Parsons leads hunger march in Chicago; IWW songwriter Ralph Chaplin writes "Solidarity Forever" for the march - 1915

And this: January 17, 1915 - Ralph Chapin published the famous labor anthem, "Solidarity Forever." To hear an online version of the song, go to http://www.labor-studies.org/labor_songs.htm View the lyrics at this link: http://history.sandiego.edu/gen/20th/lyrics.html

Labor history found here: http://www.unionist.com/today-in-labor-history & here: http://www.workdayminnesota.org/index.php?history_9_01_17_2011
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pottersvilleusa Donating Member (54 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-17-11 08:33 PM
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1. Wow, thank you for recognizing the importance of labor history
This is an area I want to learn much more about.
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Omaha Steve Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-17-11 09:08 PM
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2. Welcome to the DU and the Labor Forum

Stop by anytime.
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