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On this day in 1934, workers across Minneapolis went on strike for union recognition In May 1934, it was class struggle in the Midwest. The Great Depression led to poverty across Americ … read more

She might not be a household name, but Johnnie Tillmon was one of the leading welfare organisers and campaigners in U.S. history “Maybe we poor welfare women will really liberate women in this co … read more

How Cesar Chavez became one of the leading labor activists in the United States “The time has come for the liberation of the poor farm worker. History is on our side.” Cesar Chavez was born … read more

Born on this day, Langston Hughes was one of the twentieth century's greatest poets “I swear to the Lord, I still can’t see, why Democracy means, everybody but me.” Langston Hughes w … read more

On this MLK Day, our historian Pete talks about the radical promise of the Reconstruction years “White historians had for a century crudely distorted the Negro’s role in the Reconstruction yea … read more