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Today in labor history: Jackie Robinson inducted into Baseball Hall of Fame
January 24, 2013Robinson was the first African American to play major league baseball
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Today in Labor History: Court rules workers can be imprisoned without charge
January 18, 2013The court ruled that U.S. citizens could be imprisoned without probable cause and denied their right to habeas corpus during a time of "insurrection."
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Today in labor history: Lucy Parsons leads march in Chicago
January 17, 2013Parsons was described by the Chicago Police Department as "more dangerous than a thousand rioters."
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Today in labor history: Palmer Raids victims win basic right
January 16, 2013Today in labor history, Jan. 16, 1920, thousands of immigrants, arrested during the vicious Palmer Raids, won a basic constitutional right: legal representation.
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“Solidarity Forever” completed Jan. 15, 1915
January 15, 2013On January 15, 1915 in Chicago there was a big march on City Hall by some 1,500 jobless and hungry people demanding relief.
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