Articles related to "Labor History"

It was generally held there was no genuine labor movement outside of the consensus politics of Jacksonian Democrats. Edward Pressen challenges that generally held view.

Brief biography of artist and educator William Conger, whose works fuse form, color and context in a singularly brilliant manner.

Dee's character in Everyday Use by Walker is the antithesis to simplicity. Her seeming defiance to tradition makes Mother more appreciative of African-American culture.

This essay reviews the origins and development of early American labor political activism. It traces the political rise of Artisan Societies in Revolutionary era New York

Strikes by labor groups in the United States in the early 1900s defined the "Labor Movement". Men, women and children took part in the Patterson Strike of 1913.

Suite101 compiles the greatest work songs in Folk Music to celebrate Labor Day and the people who made it possible.