The Famous Speeches of the Eight Chicago Anarchists - Paperback
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The Famous Speeches of the Eight Chicago Anarchists
Back in print for the first time in decades. A classic in US labor history.
On May 1, 1886, Albert and Lucy Parsons led upwards of 80,000 striking workers and their supporters through the streets of Chicago. Across the country workers were advocating for the eight-hour day. On May 3, police killed two striking workers on the west side of Chicago. In response, a rally was called for May 4, 1886, at...
Lucy Parsons (1851-1942) was a labor organizer, writer, public speaker, and cofounder of the Industrial Workers of the World. She was of Black, Mexican, and, likely, Native American ancestry. Parsons published Life of Albert R. Parsons in 1889 and a collection of her writings, Lucy Parsons: Freedom, Equality and Solidarity - Writings and Speeches, 1878-1937, was published in 2004.
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