May First is a date full of meaning as ‘May Day’, a traditional European spring festival, the Feast Day of St. Joseph the Worker for Roman Catholics, and International Workers’ Day for leftists. However one marks this day it is certainly an appropriate time to note one of the most important figures in American labor Read More
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The Archivist’s Nook: John Mitchell – Apostle of Labor
Posted in: The Archivist's Nook | Tags: Anthracite Coal Strike of 1902, Braidwood, catholic history, John Mitchell, Knights of Labor, Labor Leaders, Mary Harris "Mother" Jones, Scranton, Theodore Roosevelt, United Mine Workers of America, university archives, William B. Wilson | Comment