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Labor Jawn
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Philly's self proclaimed official labor history podcast. Join historian Gabe Christy and musician Young Sam James as they explore the workingclass history of the region.
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*1934 SEABROOK FARMS STRIKE

At one of the most industrialized farms in the country, Black and Italian farm workers stood up against violent repression from corrupt policemen, farmer vigilantes, the KKK, and the "Henry Ford of Agriculture," to get fair wages and union recognition.*

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December 9, 2024 at 11:52 AM
Just thinking about how one of the most popular musicals of the late 1930s was written for the ILGWU, had a cast made up entirely of union members, and had a plot focused on antifascism, strikes, and labor rights.
December 3, 2024 at 6:30 PM