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Sampling LAWCHA Sessions — Friday June 13

We have a few brief summaries of panels and papers from the Labor and Working Class History Association conference, June 2025. If you.

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Opening Plenary: “Solidarity & Work in Chicago: Past and Present”

This year’s LAWCHA conference began with a reminder that we have come to a particular place, with a particular history: Chicago. Three scholars.

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David Montgomery’s Diverse and Transnational Working Class: a Model of Continuing Relevance?

This is one of a few  brief summaries of panels and papers from the Labor and Working Class History Association conference, June 2025..

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Aimee Loiselle on Her New Book, Beyond Norma Rae

The Hollywood Movie Norma Rae defined working class women’s experiences in the wake of neoliberalism. The film launched Sally Field into a cultural.

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Trump’s Policies are Killing his Voters

Coal Country is MAGA Country. In the coal producing regions of Appalachia, Donald Trump received almost three-fourth of the votes in each of.

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Zohran Mamdani and the History of Municipal Socialism

The stunning victory of self-identified “democratic socialist” Zohran Mamdani in New York City’s Democratic Party primary has sent a shock wave through the.

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LaborOnline Marked, Unmarked, Remembered: A Public History Series

Springfield, Illinois Marker Honors Black Union Activist

On June 17, 2025, an official Illinois historical marker that highlights the experiences and activism of Black coal miners in Illinois was dedicated.

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Ben Fletcher and Local 8: the Mural and the Marker

Ben Fletcher might be the most important African American labor leader you’ve never heard about. Born and raised in Philadelphia, Fletcher led 4,000.

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“Illinois Teachers and the Fight for Labor Rights”: Free Essay available

The essay related to this blog is offered free for the next three months.-Ed.What can be learned from the past struggles to win.

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Trump, Historians, and the Lessons of U.S. Tariff History

In his recent executive order on “Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History,” President Donald Trump criticized historians for “replacing objective facts with.

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