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Textile Workers' Strike, Lawrence, Mass., 1912

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The Bread and Roses Strike of 1912

When thousands of mill workers went on strike in Lawrence, Massachusetts in the early winter of 1912 to protest wage cuts, no one knew that the the slogans, songs, and peaceful protests of these mostly immigrant strikers would inspire generations of labor organizers. This online Exhibition from the Digital Public Library of America commemorates the bravery and boldness of the strikers with well...

https://dp.la/exhibitions/breadandroses