The Battle of Homestead Foundation

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History Sites, Local and Regional Resources, Pennsylvania, ResourcesMay 1, 2023

The Battle of Homestead Foundation (BHF) is a diverse organization of citizens, workers, educators and historians. Our purpose is to memorialize the dramatic labor conflict of the 1892 Battle of Homestead and clarify the consequences that remain with us today. Inspired by that event, we promote a people’s history, empower today’s workforce and build strategies for the future of work. The Foundation is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt nonprofit organization.

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The Knights of Labor was the largest and most extensive association of workers in 19th century America. Organized in 1869, the movement grew slowly in the 1870s, then surged in the 1880s, reaching a peak membership approaching one million in 1886-1887 with Local Assemblies spread across the country in more than 5,600 cities and towns.

View: “A CONTRADICTORY PLACE: COTTON MILLS ALONGSIDE ANTI-SLAVERY EFFORTS IN LOWELL MASSACHUSETTS.”

“A CONTRADICTORY PLACE: COTTON MILLS ALONGSIDE ANTI-SLAVERY EFFORTS IN LOWELL MASSACHUSETTS.”

History Sites, Lowell, Lowell Mill Girls, Lowell Mills, Massachusetts, Resources, Umass Lowell History Department

The film describes the extraordinary anti-slavery efforts taking place in the mid-19th century in Lowell. Forrant and Grooms visit the sites that still exist in downtown Lowell where abolitionist activity occurred and where freedom seekers operated businesses.

View: Mapping IWW campaigns, strikes, arrests, persecution

Mapping IWW campaigns, strikes, arrests, persecution

History Sites, IWW History Project, Organizations, Resources, University of Washington (UW), Working Class Activism Organizations

Interactive maps covering campaigns, strikes, arrests and events involving IWW.

View: Wisconsin Labor History

Wisconsin Labor History

History Sites, Local and Regional Resources, Resources, Wisconsin

The Wisconsin Labor History Society is a volunteer-based organization working to record and catalogue the historical labor events of Wisconsin.

Sheldon Dick, photographer. Sitdown strikers in the Fisher body plant factory number three. Flint, Michigan. 1937. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.

View: Dec. 30, 1936: First Sit-Down Strike Begins in Flint

Dec. 30, 1936: First Sit-Down Strike Begins in Flint

History Sites, Michigan, Protests, Strikes & Rallies, Resources, Zinn Education Project

The Flint sit-down strike, which started on Dec. 30, 1936, represented a shift in union organizing strategies from craft unionism (organizing white male skilled workers) to industrial unionism (organizing all the workers in an industry). The sit-down strike changed the balance of power between employers and workers.

View: The Labor Press Project: Pacific Northwest Labor and Radical Newspapers

The Labor Press Project: Pacific Northwest Labor and Radical Newspapers

History Sites, Resources, University of Washington (UW)

This site brings together information about the history and ongoing influence of newspapers and periodicals published by unions, labor councils, and radical organizations in the Pacific Northwest. Labor newspapers have been a critical part of American labor movements since the early 19th century and an…

Our fight for Detroit Kids (group marching)

View: Detroit May 2-3 2016 March, Joel Berger Collection

Detroit May 2-3 2016 March, Joel Berger Collection

Detroit, Joel Berger, Media, Michigan, People, Photo Gallery, Photos WTM, Photos WTM Detroit, Protests, Strikes & Rallies, Resources, When Teachers Mobilize

A gallery of photos to explore.

View: History Matters

History Matters

American Social History Project/Center for Media and Learning, History Sites, Resources

Designed for both high school and college classrooms, History Matters helps students actively interpret evidence about the lives of ordinary Americans. It contains descriptions of and links to more than 1000 websites and first-person primary source documents, guides for analyzing historical evidence, classroom activities, and…

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