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Today in labor history: Radical Reconstruction and 40 acres and a mule

February 5, 2013 By Special to People’s World

In 1866, Thaddeus Stevens offered an amendment to a bill requiring 40 acre plots be parceled out to former slaves from both confiscated and public land in the former slave South.

“The Abolitionists”: must-see TV

January 16, 2013 By Norman Markowitz

"The Abolitionists" should be seen by as many viewers as possible and shown widely in public schools.

History, Tarantino style: “Django Unchained”

January 8, 2013 By Chris Elliott

"Django Unchained" takes a central tragedy of American history and re-imagines it as exploitation-film revenge fantasy.

Systemic violence and mass shootings

December 18, 2012 By Chris Helali

While we mourn the victims of the heinous shootings in Newtown, Conn., it is important to pause for a moment to reflect on what this violence means.

Today in labor history: Prince Hall, revolutionary abolitionist, dies

December 4, 2012 By Special to People’s World

Prince Hall, revolutionary, abolitionist and Masonic leader, died in Boston on Dec. 4, 1807.