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History Matters: "The Republic Is Imperiled": John L. Lewis Warns of Ignoring Laboring People
Excerpts from Senate testimony given by John L. Lewis in 1933, when he was President of the United Mine Workers of America.
National Women's Hall of Fame
National Women's Hall of Fame: "Mother" Mary Harris Jones
The National Women's Hall of Fame recognizes the important and influential life work of the famous labor organizer and worker's rights activist "Mother" Jones.
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American Federation of Labor: John Lewis (1880 1969)
Biographical information on John L. Lewis, who was president of the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA), and also the founding president of the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO).