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maveric56

(137 posts) Mon Sep 3, 2012, 05:31 PM Sep 2012

100th year anniversary of "Bread and Roses" strike in Lawrence MA

http://breadandrosesheritage.org/node/11

Four of my great grandfathers were involved in this.
PEOPLE DIED FOR WORKERS RIGHTS!

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100th year anniversary of "Bread and Roses" strike in Lawrence MA (Original Post) maveric56 Sep 2012 OP

K&R & shared! LongTomH Sep 2012 #1

Share Away maveric56 Sep 2012 #4

Another K&R! Omaha Steve Sep 2012 #2

Thanks for link! burrowowl Sep 2012 #3

Thank You, what Labor Day is all about! K&R DianaForRussFeingold Sep 2012 #5

LongTomH

(8,636 posts)

1. K&R & shared!

Reply to maveric56 (Original post)

Mon Sep 3, 2012, 05:54 PM

Sep 2012

I shared a link to a post on the Bread and Roses Facebook page to my Facebook page and to the Greater Kansas City Democracy for America page.

maveric56

(137 posts)

4. Share Away

Reply to LongTomH (Reply #1)

Mon Sep 3, 2012, 06:00 PM

Sep 2012

More people should be aware of the perils and sacrifices that workers and unions had to deal with.
My grandfather told stories of "workin the mill" when he was 9-12 yrs old. He and other KIDS were sent into textile machinery to clean them out. He was too big after 12.