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Wobbly War: The Centralia Story

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Description:In Centralia, WA on Armistice Day 1919 members of the Industrial Workers of the World killed Legionnaires who were parading thru town, believing the Workers' hall was going to be attacked. The subsequent uprising lead to the lynching of an IWW member. The men convicted of the Legionnaire killing later inspired the sympathies of the Wobbly's successors--the CIO. The Centralia War became a cause celebre in the tradition of the Sacco-Vanzetti case. The author has uncovered much new information regarding the events surrounding the Centralia case & has provided many photgraphs & documents. "The men who were convicted in the Centralia case came to be regarded as 'class-war prisoners,' & in time inspired the sympathies of many prominent persons as well as those who succeeded the Wobblies in advocating industrial unionism- members of the CIO. Theirs was a cause celebre in the tradition of the Haymarket & Sacco-Vanzetti cases."We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Wobbly War: The Centralia Story. To get started finding Wobbly War: The Centralia Story, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 264

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Washington State Historical Society (Tacoma)

Release: 1987

ISBN: 0917048628

Description: In Centralia, WA on Armistice Day 1919 members of the Industrial Workers of the World killed Legionnaires who were parading thru town, believing the Workers' hall was going to be attacked. The subsequent uprising lead to the lynching of an IWW member. The men convicted of the Legionnaire killing later inspired the sympathies of the Wobbly's successors--the CIO. The Centralia War became a cause celebre in the tradition of the Sacco-Vanzetti case. The author has uncovered much new information regarding the events surrounding the Centralia case & has provided many photgraphs & documents. "The men who were convicted in the Centralia case came to be regarded as 'class-war prisoners,' & in time inspired the sympathies of many prominent persons as well as those who succeeded the Wobblies in advocating industrial unionism- members of the CIO. Theirs was a cause celebre in the tradition of the Haymarket & Sacco-Vanzetti cases."We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Wobbly War: The Centralia Story. To get started finding Wobbly War: The Centralia Story, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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