Hellraisers Journal: Lawrence Textile Workers Celebrate Victory, Strikers Children Return, Capraro Tells His Story

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Quote Mother Jones, Powers of Privilege, Ab Chp III———-

Hellraisers Journal – Sunday June 1, 1919
Lawrence, Massachusetts – Children Return Following Textile Workers’ Victory

Happy News from the Norwich Bulletin of May 26, 1919:

About 30 of the children sent from Lawrence during the textile strike were brought back to their homes today.

From The New York Call of May 21, 1919:

Lawrence Textile Strike, Victory Capraro Returns, NY Call p1, May 21, 1919

From The New York Call of May 23, 1919:

The following article by Anthony Capraro covers nearly half of page three of this edition of The Call and documents the harrowing story of the kidnapping and near lynching of Capraro and fellow strike leader, Nathan Kleinman.

Lawrence Textile Strike, Near Lynching by Capraro, NY Call p3, May 23, 1919

On the same page, we find articles celebrating the victory of the Lawrence Textile Strike of 1919:

Lawrence Textile Strike, Celebrate Victory, NY Call p3, May 23, 1919

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SOURCES & IMAGES

Quote Mother Jones, Powers of Privilege, Ab Chp III
https://www.iww.org/history/library/MotherJones/autobiography/3

Norwich Bulletin
(Norwich, Connecticut)
-May 26, 1919
https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn82014086/1919-05-26/ed-1/seq-1/

The New York Call
(New York, New York)
-May 21, 1919
http://fultonhistory.com/Newspaper%2014/New%20York%20NY%20Evening%20Call/New%20York%20NY%20Evening%20Call%201919/New%20York%20NY%20Evening%20Call%201919%20-%201291.pdf
-May 23, 1919
http://fultonhistory.com/Newspaper%2014/New%20York%20NY%20Evening%20Call/New%20York%20NY%20Evening%20Call%201919/New%20York%20NY%20Evening%20Call%201919%20-%201309.pdf

See also:

Tag: Anthony Capraro
https://weneverforget.org/tag/anthony-capraro/

Tag: Lawrence Textile Strike of 1919
https://weneverforget.org/tag/lawrence-textile-strike-of-1919/

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