Born 7 October 1879 – Joe Hill (born Joel Emmanuel Hagglund), Swedish-American labor activist, songwriter, and member of the Industrial Workers of the World. In the words of one historian, “His most famous songs include ‘The Preacher and the Slave’ (also known as ‘Therell be Pie in the Sky By-and-By’), ‘The Tramp,’ ‘There is Power in a Union,’ ‘The Rebel Girl, and ‘Casey Jones—the Union Scab,’ which express the harsh but combative life of itinerant workers, and call for workers to organize their efforts to improve conditions for working people.” https://youtube/watch?v=Ca_MEJmuzMM
Posted on: Tue, 07 Oct 2014 05:14:43 +0000
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