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Omaha Steve's Labor Group

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts) Tue Feb 4, 2014, 07:12 PM Feb 2014

I think I want to thank Omaha Steve for this????

sometime ago someone posted the link to a 4 part Youtube on Labor history.
I consider myself pretty well versed in the major labor issues, but thihs series was an eyeopener..
names like Ludlow Massacre and Matawan were put into context ( I had not known that Ludlow was in the Colorado mine fields)
Highly recommend this interesting 4 part series.

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I think I want to thank Omaha Steve for this???? (Original Post) dixiegrrrrl Feb 2014 OP

And thanks for this re-post. truedelphi Feb 2014 #1

When he starts talking, I kinda thought it would be boring. dixiegrrrrl Feb 2014 #2

Thank you for this. If you and OS recommend, I'm bookmarking to watch it this weekend. Squinch Feb 2014 #3

K&R.... daleanime Feb 2014 #4

truedelphi

(32,324 posts)

1. And thanks for this re-post.

Reply to dixiegrrrrl (Original post)

Tue Feb 4, 2014, 07:46 PM

Feb 2014

I didn't know of it at all. And it looks fascinating.

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)

2. When he starts talking, I kinda thought it would be boring.

Reply to truedelphi (Reply #1)

Tue Feb 4, 2014, 08:00 PM

Feb 2014

But as he goes on, and shows graphics from the various eras, it does become very interesting, esp. once he hits the 1900's.
Right now I am watching the part about the Triangle Shirtwaist fire, which everyone has heard of, but what I did not know was Frances
Perkins' role in it, and who she was.

Squinch

(51,080 posts)

3. Thank you for this. If you and OS recommend, I'm bookmarking to watch it this weekend.

Reply to dixiegrrrrl (Original post)

Tue Feb 4, 2014, 08:27 PM

Feb 2014

daleanime

(17,796 posts)

4. K&R....

Reply to dixiegrrrrl (Original post)

Tue Feb 4, 2014, 08:27 PM

Feb 2014

no where near enough labor history included in school.

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