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Immigrants, allies call for halt to deportations, path to citizenship

January 7, 2013 By Ben Markeson

A coalition of immigrant groups and community allies kicked off a 1,000-mile caravan to Washington, D.C here on Jan. 3, with a press conference at Orlando City Hall.

Today in labor history: Black workers form national union

December 6, 2012 By Special to People’s World

African American delegates met in Washington, D.C., to form the Colored National Labor Union.

Today in history: President Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address

November 19, 2012 By Special to People’s World

One of the best-known speeches in American history, it was delivered by Lincoln in the midst of the Civil War, November 19, 1863, at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery

Spielberg’s “Lincoln” is for the ages

November 19, 2012 By Teresa Albano

I doubted Spielberg's ability to pull off the dynamics and nuances of our 16th president and the times he lived in, yet, he did. "Lincoln" is his masterpiece

Today in labor history: NAACP appeals to UN on denial of voting rights

October 23, 2012 By Special to People’s World

On this day in 1947 the NAACP at the initiative of W.E.B. Du Bois presented an "Appeal to the World" to the United Nations, charging systematic discrimination against African Americans. The Appeal noted that "three-fourths of...