[To continue the
Labor
Day remembrances, for the rest of this week I’ve highlighted and analyzed
images and narratives of work in American literature and culture. For this
weekend post I wanted to share links to handful of other great Labor Day posts
and stories—add yours in comments and make sure to show your work!]
Labor historian Heath Carter wrote this wonderful
piece for the Oxford University Press blog
on the holiday’s origins.
Carter also Tweeted
a series of thoughts on the relationship between churches and labor unions
in America.
Jay Zagorsky
wrote about the
importance of remembering the holiday’s histories more accurately for The
Conversation.
Denise Oliver Velez
wrote this
great piece on African Americans and the labor movement for Daily Kos.
Finally, this evolving
story from India makes clear how fully labor struggles continue, around the
world as here in the U.S.
And while it’s
not as directly linked to Labor Day, the Native American protests against the
Dakota Access Pipeline taking place at Standing Rock comprise another
contemporary event rooted in history that we must do a better job highlighting and
remembering—and my most
recent Huffington Post piece tried to help us do just that.
Next series
starts Monday,
Ben
PS. What do you
think? Any other links or stories you’d highlight?
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