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23 Jan
Bernie's Mittens GIF thread.
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30 Dec 20
More and more US teachers are dying of Covid 19.
They were both teachers in the Grand Prairie Independent School District in Grand Prairie, Texas. Rose Mary was a second-grade teacher and Paul was a PE teacher and football coach at Fannin Middle school.
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15 Jun 20
Racist remarks and actions will not be tolerated.
The f*ck around and find out thread.
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31 May 20
Detroit 1943: 25,000 white workers rioted because of the thought of working next to three African Americans who had been promoted to their assembly lines. The rioting stopped only when President Roosevelt sent in federal troops. The fighting left 34 dead. #WhiteRiots
Cincinnati Courthouse Riots in 1884 #WhiteRiots
public outrage over the decision of a jury to return a verdict of manslaughter in what was seen as a clear case of murder. Destroyed the courthouse and more.
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13 Oct 19
US History of Labor - Industrial Revolution
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Yet the costs of this indifference to the victims of capital were high. For millions, living and working conditions were poor, and there was no hope of escaping from a lifetime of poverty.
As late as the year 1900, the United States had the highest job-related fatality rate of any industrialized nation in the world. Most industrial workers still worked a 10-hour day (12 hours in the steel industry)...
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