Today in Labor History—May 19

May 19, 1850 – Four thousand Mexican workers gathered in Sonora, California, to protest the "Foreign Miners' Tax," enacted to drive them from gold fields. (From the Daily Bleed)

May 19, 1855 – U.S. troops landed in Shanghai to "protect American interests." (From the Daily Bleed)

Jose Marti

May 19, 1895 – Cuban Revolutionary and independence leader Jose Marti died. (From the Daily Bleed)

Fraterville Miners Circle From Coal Creek Disater (Image by Brian Stansberry)

May 19, 1902 –An explosion in Coal Creek, Tennessee killed 184 miners. (From the Daily Bleed)

May 19, 1921 – Continuing labor organizing and strikes in Mingo County (see Matewan Massacre, May 18 Today in Labor History) led the Governor to proclaim martial law in Mingo County. UMWA membership had bloomed in the wake of the "Matewan Massacre").(From the Daily Bleed)

May 19, 1925 – Malcolm X  was born, Omaha, Nebraska. (From the Daily Bleed)

May 19, 1928 – A coal-mine explosion in Mather, Pa killed 194,. (From the Daily Bleed)

May 19, 1934 – 10,000 participated in "No More War" march, New York City. (From the Daily Bleed)

May 19, 1989 -- Trinidadian Marxist philosopher C.L.R. James died. James was the author of The Black Jacobins (1938), Breaking a Boundary (1963), & numerous articles and essays on class & race antagonism, West Indian self-determination, cricket, Marxism, & aesthetics. (From the Daily Bleed)

Today in Labor History—February 21

Kommunistisches Manifest, London 1848

February 21, 1848 – The Communist Manifesto, written by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, was published in Brussels on this date. Marx then moved to London where he and his family lived in poverty while he continued to publish. There he composed his major work, Das Kapital, defining his theory of the capitalist system. He died penniless and was buried at High Gate Cemetery.  (From the Daily Bleed)

Kurt Eisner, President of the Bavarian Socialist Republic

 February 21, 1919 – Kurt Eisner, an activist in the Bavarian revolution and president of the Republic of Councils, was assassinated by extremists in Munich. The Central Council of the Republic declared a General Strike and state of siege in response. (From the Daily Bleed)

February 21, 1934 – Augusto Cesar Sandino, Nicaraguan independence fighter, was assassinated in Managua by Somoza's National Guard. While in exile in México during early 1920s, Sandino participated in strikes led by the IWW. Inspired by the IWW, he adopted the IWW's black & red colors for the revolutionary Nicaraguan flag. (From the Daily Bleed)

February 21, 1965 – Malcolm X was assassinated in the Audubon Ballroom, New York City. (From the Daily Bleed)

Today in Labor History—May 19

May 19, 1850 – Four thousand Mexican workers gathered in Sonora, California, to protest the "Foreign Miners' Tax," enacted to drive them from gold fields. (From the Daily Bleed)

May 19, 1855 – U.S. troops landed in Shanghai to "protect American interests." (From the Daily Bleed)

Jose Marti

May 19, 1895 – Cuban Revolutionary and independence leader Jose Marti died. (From the Daily Bleed)

Fraterville Miners Circle From Coal Creek Disater (Image by Brian Stansberry)

May 19, 1902 –An explosion in Coal Creek, Tennessee killed 184 miners. (From the Daily Bleed)

May 19, 1921 – Continuing labor organizing and strikes in Mingo County (see Matewan Massacre, May 18 Today in Labor History) led the Governor to proclaim martial law in Mingo County. UMWA membership had bloomed in the wake of the "Matewan Massacre").(From the Daily Bleed)

May 19, 1925 – Malcolm X  was born, Omaha, Nebraska. (From the Daily Bleed)

May 19, 1928 – A coal-mine explosion in Mather, Pa killed 194,. (From the Daily Bleed)

May 19, 1934 – 10,000 participated in "No More War" march, New York City. (From the Daily Bleed)

May 19, 1989 -- Trinidadian Marxist philosopher C.L.R. James died. James was the author of The Black Jacobins (1938), Breaking a Boundary (1963), & numerous articles and essays on class & race antagonism, West Indian self-determination, cricket, Marxism, & aesthetics. (From the Daily Bleed)

Today in Labor History—February 21

Kommunistisches Manifest, London 1848

February 21, 1848 – The Communist Manifesto, written by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, was published in Brussels on this date. Marx then moved to London where he and his family lived in poverty while he continued to publish. There he composed his major work, Das Kapital, defining his theory of the capitalist system. He died penniless and was buried at High Gate Cemetery.  (From the Daily Bleed)

Kurt Eisner, President of the Bavarian Socialist Republic

 February 21, 1919 – Kurt Eisner, an activist in the Bavarian revolution and president of the Republic of Councils, was assassinated by extremists in Munich. The Central Council of the Republic declared a General Strike and state of siege in response. (From the Daily Bleed)

February 21, 1934 – Augusto Cesar Sandino, Nicaraguan independence fighter, was assassinated in Managua by Somoza's National Guard. While in exile in México during early 1920s, Sandino participated in strikes led by the IWW. Inspired by the IWW, he adopted the IWW's black & red colors for the revolutionary Nicaraguan flag. (From the Daily Bleed)

February 21, 1965 – Malcolm X was assassinated in the Audubon Ballroom, New York City. (From the Daily Bleed)

Today in Labor History—May 19

May 19, 1850 – Four thousand Mexican workers gathered in Sonora, California, to protest the "Foreign Miners' Tax," enacted to drive them from gold fields. (From the Daily Bleed)

May 19, 1855 – U.S. troops landed in Shanghai to "protect American interests." (From the Daily Bleed)

May 19, 1895 – Cuban Revolutionary and independence leader Jose Marti died. (From the Daily Bleed)

May 19, 1902 –An explosion in Coal Creek, Tennessee killed 184 miners. (From the Daily Bleed)

May 19, 1921 – Continuing labor organizing and strikes in Mingo County (see Matewan Massacre, May 18 Today in Labor History) led the Governor to proclaim martial law in Mingo County. UMWA membership had bloomed in the wake of the "Matewan Massacre").(From the Daily Bleed)

May 19, 1925 – Malcolm X  was born, Omaha, Nebraska. (From the Daily Bleed)

May 19, 1928 – A coal-mine explosion in Mather, Pa killed 194,. (From the Daily Bleed)

May 19, 1934 – 10,000 participated in "No More War" march, New York City. (From the Daily Bleed)

May 19, 1989 -- Trinidadian Marxist philosopher C.L.R. James died. James was the author of The Black Jacobins (1938), Breaking a Boundary (1963), & numerous articles and essays on class & race antagonism, West Indian self-determination, cricket, Marxism, & aesthetics. (From the Daily Bleed)