Tag: british
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Samuel Fielden: An English worker’s place in the origins of May Day
This account details Sam Fielden’s harrowing experiences as a child laborer in Lancashire, his activism in the American labor movement, and the tragic events of the Haymarket affair in Chicago. It underscores the brutal exploitation of working-class individuals in both Britain and America while highlighting the injustices faced by those advocating for labor rights.
Class Consciousness Project 