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Category Archives: Labor Biographies

Biographies

Posted on August 19, 2015 by gomst
  1. Key People in Labor History
  2. Biography Links
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Labor Spotlight

American Labor and U.S. History Textbooks: How Labor’s Story is Distorted in High School History Textbooks

“Imagine opening a high school U.S. history textbook and finding no mention of —or at most a passing sentence about—Valley Forge, the Missouri Compromise, or the League of Nations…”

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Class Time Limited?

Resources for teachers who have a limited amount of time to incorporate labor history into their classrooms.

  • A Short History of American Labor
  • Traces the history of the labor movement from its beginnings to the late 20th century.

  • The Lesson Plan
  • A lesson guide for teachers to accompany "A Short History of American Labor"

  • The Films
  • A description and order information for two excellent labor history films to supplement "A Short History of American Labor" - If You Don't Come in on Sunday, Don't Come in on Monday and The Inheritance

  • Friedrichs v California Teachers Association: The Story Behind the Supreme Court Case on "Fair Share" by Paul F. Cole
  • The Bread & Roses Strike
Kate Mullany

Kate Mullany National Historic Site

Home of the American Labor Studies Center

  • The 9/11 Attacks: A Teachers Toolkit
  • A standards-based curriculum for teachers for grades 5-12 by the 9/11 Tribute Center at the World Trade Center.

    A History of Union Banners