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Bayard Rustin: The gay union organizer who helped MLK change the world

April 5, 2018 By Shellea Allen And Tim Schlittner

As America observes the anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination, there is one name you may not hear: Bayard Rustin.

An interview with the striking Memphis sanitation workers of 1968

April 5, 2018 By Jonita Davis

Three surviving workers who took part in the 1968 strike connect their fight for dignity and justice to the struggles of today.

This week in history: Saugus Iron Works, 50 years a National Historic Site

April 3, 2018 By Special to People’s World

On April 5, 1968, the Saugus Iron Works was added to the National Park Service system and renamed the Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site.

At IAM2018, King’s legacy is civil rights and labor action

April 2, 2018 By Blake Skylar

“This work is important not just in the history of the civil rights movement, but in the world,” declared Mayor Jim Strickland in an opening remark.

‘The Americans’ returns with the cathartic ‘Dead Hand’

April 2, 2018 By Carole Avalon

During the 1980s, the Soviet Union steadily lost ground against the United States economically, in large part due to the disparity in military spending. The U.S. spent lavishly to maintain and expand military bases along the...