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An Ambitious and Provocative New History

Get PDF of this article This essay is the second contribution to our symposium on Tom Alter’s new book, Toward a Cooperative Commonwealth: The Transplanted Roots of Farmer-Labor Radicalism in...

A Minor Boom: Recent Historical Work on Texas Socialists

Get PDF of this article This essay initiates our Symposium on Tom Alter’s new book, Toward a Cooperative Commonwealth: The Transplanted Roots of Farmer-Labor Radicalism in Texas, published recently by...

A Labor of Love: Descendant Reclaims Historic Multiethnic Logging Town as Educational Site

Get PDF of this article As a child, Gwen Trice caught sight of a ragged scar along her father’s shoulder – a mark from a long-ago logging accident. Lafayette “Lucky”...

Creating a Historic Resource Study and StoryMap for Lowell National Historical Park

Get PDF of this article Lowell National Historical Park (LOWE) was founded in 1978 by the National Park Service. A sprawling site that includes the historic downtown of commercial Lowell,...

New Teaching Labor’s Story Unit: The Soup Song from the 1930s

“The Soup Song" uses humor and sarcasm to convey workers’ experiences and attitudes during the Great Depression.  As a widely popular participatory song, it was an effective tool for labor organizing....

Working 9 to 5

Get PDF of this article Ever wonder if it’s safe to bring an artichoke to lunch when you’re trying to convince someone to speak up on the job? Want to...