Today in Labor History Jan 17 Radical labor organizer t Lucy Parsons leads hunger march in Chicago

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Today in Labor History Jan 17 Radical labor organizer t Lucy Parsons leads hunger march in Chicago

January 17

Radical labor organizer and anarchist Lucy Parsons leads hunger march in Chicago; IWW songwriter Ralph Chaplin writes "Solidarity Forever" for the march - 1915

And this: January 17, 1915 - Ralph Chapin published the famous labor anthem, "Solidarity Forever." To hear an online version of the song, go to http://www.labor-studies.org/labor_songs.htm View the lyrics at this link: http://history.sandiego.edu/gen/20th/lyrics.html

Labor history found here: http://www.unionist.com/today-in-labor-history & http://www.workdayminnesota.org/index.php?history_9_01_...

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