Cassandra Swart

LATEST ARTICLES BY Cassandra Swart

• Labor

  

  Gone but not forgotten: Texas Communists honor leader slain in 1933

  February 18, 2026 By Cassandra Swart

  T.E. Barlow stood up for the unemployed and challenged the landlords in Depression-era Fort Worth.

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• U.S.

  

  Lynchings of yesterday and today the focus of Dallas meeting

  August 21, 2025 By Cassandra Swart

  Activists in north Texas are getting an education about the history of lynchings in the United States, thanks to local historian Olinka Green, in conjunction with Dallas Nomad magazine.

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• Labor

  

  Dallas May Day march becomes jailhouse protest after labor leaders arrested

  May 5, 2025 By Cassandra Swart

  DFW celebrates May Day with two actions led by a coalition of over 30 organizations.

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