The Florida State Senate passed a bill Tuesday that would prohibit local agencies from implementing heat protections for workers. The GOP-controlled Senate voted 28-11 to pass the bill, which would…
Basically what all of our ancestors fought blood and died for in the second American Civil War they don’t tell you about, they want to take those rights away. They want to enslave the American worker have no doubts about it. American Heroes who died in the streets of Pittsburgh, who died charging the trenches at Blair Mountain, who died fighting for our freedom all over this country are watching us today. That’s the battle make no mistake about it.
Are there any good resources that give an overview of some of this stuff? I must confess my ignorance, but your words are stirring and I want to know more.
Basically what all of our ancestors fought blood and died for in the second American Civil War they don’t tell you about, they want to take those rights away. They want to enslave the American worker have no doubts about it. American Heroes who died in the streets of Pittsburgh, who died charging the trenches at Blair Mountain, who died fighting for our freedom all over this country are watching us today. That’s the battle make no mistake about it.
Are there any good resources that give an overview of some of this stuff? I must confess my ignorance, but your words are stirring and I want to know more.
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I guess what I want is a suggestion for a good history of the labor movement.
Robert Shogan’s book The Battle of Blair Mountain is fantastic.