history

Today in labor history: Labor of thousands completes first transcontinental railroad

May 10, 2013 By Special to People’s World

Thanks to an army of thousands of Chinese and Irish immigrants, who laid 2,000 miles of track, the nation's first transcontinental railway line was finished.

Today in labor history: Big Bill Haywood tried for murder

May 9, 2013 By Special to People’s World

On this day in 1907, union organizer Big Bill Haywood went on trial accused of an explosion that resulted in the death of Frank Steunenberg.

Today in labor history: Russian composer Tchaikovsky born

May 7, 2013 By Special to People’s World

His works are still appreciated today, and he is seen by many critics as having transcended the cliches of the Russian classical music of his time.

Today in labor history: Chicago Haymarket affair

May 3, 2013 By Special to People’s World

Probably no single event has influenced the history of labor in the United States, and even the world, more than the Chicago Haymarket affair.

Films about African Americans stand out at Tribeca Festival

May 3, 2013 By Bill Meyer

Films at the 2013 Tribeca Film Festival last month that highlighted prominent African Americans and their eventful lives were infused with this dilemma of choosing the right course of struggle against racism and injustice.