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Michigan’s John Conyers: Tireless champion for jobs and voting rights
July 24, 2012What happens in the 2012 elections could make or break struggling cities like Detroit that have been devastated by the economic crisis.
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Today in labor history: Turning point in Homestead strike
July 23, 2012On July 23, 1892 Alexander Berkman took a shot at and stabbed Henry Clay Frick, the steel magnate. Intending to kill Frick he also had a bomb that, had it gone off, would have killed both...
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Today in labor history: Anarchist fails to kill steel magnate
July 23, 2012Alexander Berkman took a shot at and stabbed but failed to kill Henry Clay Frick, the steel magnate.
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Today in history: First women’s rights convention
July 19, 2012On July 19, 1848, the first women's rights convention began.
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Today in history: Nelson Mandela’s birthday
July 18, 2012Mandela was elected South Africa's first black president in 1994 after spending 27 years in prison for his fight against racist apartheid, and was awarded a Nobel Peace Prize for his work towards world peace
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