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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums6-21-15 The Day of the Rope in 2:00 (Twenty Irish miners were hung)
http://laborhistoryin2.podbean.com/e/june-21-the-day-of-the-rope/
June 20, 2015
On this day in Labor History the year was 1877. It became known in Pennsylvania labor history as The Day of the Rope.
Twenty Irish miners were hung for allegedly belonging to a secret group of labor radicals known as the Molly Maguires.
2:00 minute audio at link.
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6-21-15 The Day of the Rope in 2:00 (Twenty Irish miners were hung) (Original Post)
Omaha Steve
Jun 2015
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(11,641 posts)1. Thank you for making these posts on labor history. It is truly enlightening & eye opening
I must admit I've never knew the extent to which labor organizers were persecuted here in the US.
Omaha Steve
(99,893 posts)2. I've been so busy I was a few days behind
Rick Smith does a great job of putting these together. His show is here: http://ricksmithshow.com/
http://ricksmithshow.com/meet-rick-smith
Subscribe to Rick's personal page on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rick.smith.376
In 2005, The Rick Smith Show stepped into a local radio world devoid of progressive talk. Rick took his straight shooting no nonsense Teamster outlook to the air and started mixing it up with conservatives from one of the reddest areas north of the Mason Dixon line. His show grew steadily, attracting listeners starved for a voice that spoke to working stiffs who felt the economic floor crumbling beneath them.
Five years after the start of his weekend program, Rick moved to new time slots and new stations. His show now airs Monday-Friday 9pm-12am on several stations across the state of Pennsylvania where he offers hard truth and commentary with a unique blend of clear-headed, gruff analysis and bemused observation. Lest things get too serious, he spices things up with a laugh or two.
Rick comes by his outlook honestly. He grew up in the projects of Cleveland, ducking local gangs while doing paper routes and odd jobs to help feed his family. After high school, he went out on his own, driving 18 wheelers as a proud union member. Nowadays, Rick, a father of three, is working on a Masters. He feels the calling to spread the word about the desperate needs facing workers, and to make the world a better place for kids growing up in what is becoming an America of rich and poor.
Rick believes somebody has to wake up the American working class to engage in the democratic process, but not in the corporate-funded Tea Party fashion. He has the rough edges and the grit of a Teamster; hes a street talker, but a street talker with charm.
struggle4progress
(118,379 posts)3. Sons of Molly Maguire
Omaha Steve
(99,893 posts)4. The film
FULL film
Omaha Steve
(99,893 posts)5. I found this