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Eric Hobsbawm, 1917-2012

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Labor History OpEd People

Eugene Genovese, 1930-2012

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Labor History News

In Memoriam: Larry Gibson, Anti-Mountaintop Removal Activist, 1946-2012

Larry Gibson was literally the last man standing on Kayford Mountain in southern West Virginia. The 500 people who once called the community.

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Call for Proposals Events (Old) Labor History People

Fifteenth Annual Women’s History Conference: Activism & Scholarship

Keynote by women’s historian Alice Kessler Harris, distinguished professor at Columbia University. Also featuring a round table discussion about the life and work.

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LAWCHA News

Eileen Boris, September 6 OpEd, “Viewpoints: Ghost of Hiram Johnson is looking over Brown’s shoulder”

Eileen Boris, “Viewpoints: Ghost of Hiram Johnson is looking over Brown’s shoulder,” The Sacramento Bee, September 6, 2012. Ryan Poewww.ryanmpoe.com/

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In Memoriam

Alfred F. Young, 1925 – 2012

Alfred F. Young, a pioneer of the “new labor history,” noted social historian of the early American nation, and a founding editor of.

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In Memoriam

Addie Wyatt, 1924 – 2012

On March 28, 2012, the labor community lost Rev. Addie Wyatt, a true champion for working people and one of the most influential.

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In Memoriam

Eric Taplin, 1925 – 2012

“My friend Eric Taplin, the foremost labour historian of Liverpool, has died of cancer aged 87. When, in 1960, he arrived in the.

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In Memoriam

Eric Hobsbawm, 1917 – 2012

“Eric Hobsbawm, who died on October 1 at the age of 95, was perhaps the twentieth century’s preeminent historian and a life-long advocate.

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In Memoriam

Larry Gibson, 1946 – 2012

From Brad Wood, Duke University: At some point you’ve probably heard me talk about Larry Gibson. He was literally the last man standing.

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