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Why do the US and Canada celebrate Labor Day in September, when almost everyone else celebrates in May? The US doesn't have a great reputation for the amount of holidays its workers typically get … read more

The Latina activist who became a hero of the American labor movement Cesar Chavez tends to dominate the popular memory of Latina/Latino activism in the U.S. during the twentieth century. … read more

Native Americans were key allies in the struggle for women's suffrage in the United States On the 18th of August, 1920, the Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution went into effect when … read more

On this day in 1918, Albert "Ginger" Goodwin was shot dead by a policeman on Vancouver Island, catalysing the Canadian labour movement “...we know that all this misery is the outcome of someon … read more

Executed on this day in 1822, Denmark Vesey organised a mass slave rebellion in South Carolina In the 1820s, a spectre was haunting white supremacy – the spectre of the Haitian Revolution. … read more