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Planting Seeds: The Washerwomen of Atlanta Strike


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The beginning of September marks the end of summer, and though we all enjoy that last 3-day weekend to get those summer plans checked off, it's important to remember the WHY of Labor Day.  

 

Join the Rebeccas as they dive into one of the earliest organized labor strikes, all the more remarkable because it was driven by mostly formerly enslaved women who could largely neither read nor write, just as Jim Crew began to raise its ugly specter on the "New South." 

 

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If you are looking for more information, we found these resources to be helpful:

  • History from one of the nation's top labor organizations, the AFL-CIO 
  • Blog post from New America 
  • Article from The Progressive Magazine 
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