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Berlin: A conference of anti-fascists and the story of a ring
September 18, 2012A small but moving episode marked the regular annual meeting of the German organization Fighters and Friends of the Spanish Republic 1936-1939.
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On the 202nd anniversary of Mexican independence
September 18, 2012On Sept.16, Mexico celebrated its two hundred and second independence day. Is independence slipping through the Mexican people's fingers?
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Today in Labor History: First Civil War battle in north
September 17, 2012On Sept. 17, 1862, Union and Confederate forces clashed at the Antietam, one of the most important battles of the Civil War.
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Today in labor history: Textile workers ambushed
September 14, 2012The AFL-CIO expanded Wiggins' grave marker in 1979, to include the phrase, "She died carrying the torch of social justice."
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Today in labor history: Attica prison uprising ends
September 13, 2012Today in labor history in 1971, 11 AFSCME-represented prison employees and 33 inmates died after an uprising at Attica Correctional Facility in New York State and its subsequent bloody end with 1,000 police and national guard...
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