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Sophie Gerson, labor heroine and communist, 96
May 26, 2006Sophie Gerson, a legendary figure in the history of textile union organizing in the South and a lifelong fighter for peace, justice and socialism, died March 20. She was 96. Like many in her generation, Gerson...
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One woman revolution
May 26, 2006Katherine Dunham, a pioneering dancer and choreographer, author and civil rights activist who founded America’s first major Black modern dance company, died May 21. She was 96. Dunham was perhaps best known for bringing African and...
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Baseball heroes: YCL, Daily Worker hold place in baseballs struggle hall of fame
May 26, 2006The fight to integrate Major League Baseball has many stories and players. One that the Young Communist League can take particular pride in is the role of the Daily Worker (the “grandmother” of the People’s Weekly...
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Gay rights and labor share common struggle
May 26, 2006While the relationship between the LGBT community and the labor movement has traditionally been weak, things seem to be changing. LGBT rights organizations and trade unions are working together more and more, coordinating campaigns, running candidates...
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Brooklyn elections and the developers
May 26, 2006Big cities have been the bastion of the working-class and labor movement and of the racially and nationally oppressed. Most elected officials from these cities are Democrats. Virtually all of the trade unionists, African Americans and...
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