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Declaration of Independence
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Ain't I Woman?
Sojourner Truth -
What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?
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Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address
Abraham Lincoln -
Atlanta Washerwomen Strike
The Atlanta Washerwomen Strike of 1881 was a labor strike in Atlanta, Georgia involving African-American washerwomen. It began on July 19, 1881, and lasted into August 1881. The strike began as an effort to establish better pay, more respect and autonomy, and a uniform base salary for their work -
Pressed Steel Car Strike of 1909
Workers received less pay than normal and 40 riveters told the company they wouldn't work unless they were told the pay rates. When they returned to work three days later, they were fired. That was the breaking point. Within 48 hours, 5,000 workers went on strike. -
Frances Perkins
Frances Perkins was secretary of labor for the 12 years of Franklin D. Roosevelt's presidency and the first woman to hold a Cabinet post. She brought to her office a deep commitment to improving the lives of workers and creating a legitimate role for labor unions in American society, succeeding admirably on both counts. -
Bracero Program
As a result of diplomatic agreements between Mexico and the United States. A lot of Mexican men were able to legally work in the United States through short-term labor contracts. It was created due to the labor shortage in the United States during WW2. -
Nelson Cruikshank
He was a Methodist minister, labor lobbyist, and government official, he is best remembered as a leading voice for Social Security and health insurance. Particularly for the elderly and people with disabilities. Due in large part to Cruikshank's lobbying efforts, Congress passed Social Security Disability Insurance in 1956, an amendment to the Social Security Act that provided Social Security benefits to people with disabilities for the first time. -
Esther Eggertsen Peterson
She became the driving force to make equal pay for equal work the law. Reinvigorated the women’s movement in the 1960s by creating the Presidential Commission on the Status of Women and documenting discrimination against women. Fought for truth in advertising, so when dishwashing liquid promises to “soften hands” while you do the dishes, they have to prove it. Created nutrition labels and “sell before” labels for food products. -
A Letter to My Nephew
James Baldwin -
Larry Itliong
He is best known for his role in the 1965-1966 strike and boycott against California grape growers and the subsequent founding of the UFW union. Using nonviolent tactics like marches and hunger strikes. Grape pickers made their plight a part of the national civil rights conversation. -
Benjamin Gines
He is best known for leading the Delano Grape Strike. Which started on September 8, 1965, and lasted for more than half a decade. Because of his efforts in this strike, he is often regarded as “one of the fathers of the West Coast labor movement.” -
Delano Grape Strike
The Delano grape strike was a labor strike organized by the Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee. A predominantly Filipino and AFL-CIO-sponsored labor organization. They fought against table grape growers in Delano, California for fair wages and working conditions for farm workers. -
I’ve Been to the Mountaintop
Martin Luther King Jr. -
The Great Postal Strike of 1970
New York City letter carriers voted to defy the law and go on strike. Clerks and other postal workers refused to cross their picket lines. Then, the wildcat strike suddenly spread across the country. By the following week, 200,000 postal workers from New England to California had walked off the job. -
Testimony Before the Senate Hearings on ERA
Gloria Steinem -
He Showed Us The Way
Cesar Chavez -
Address to the Common Wealth Club of California
Cesar Chavez -
Between the World and Me
Ta-Nehisi Coates -
Harvey Weinstein Is My Monster Too
Salma Hayek -
Barbie
America Ferrera