But even if the Wobblies went into decline after Centralia, their message of inclusion and working-class solidarity across race, gender and ethnicity continued to inspire activists for decades to come. Union activists in the Depression era, student activists in the s and anti-apartheid activists in the s all evoked the memory of Centralia and the Wobblies as a reminder that their struggles were part of a rich tradition of American radicalism that, though repressed, was never eradicated.
So at the same time that we might remember the massacre today as a morality tale about the dangers that lurk behind xenophobia and nationalism, it should also remind us of the potential power that people have when they unite against these forces.
Monday, October 25, The Wobblies threatened to undo this order. Follow The Columbian on Instagram. Steven C. Beda, an assistant professor of history at the University of Oregon, researches and teaches about Pacific Northwest history, environmental history and labor history and is currently at work on a book about Northwest timber workers.
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So, are you going to correct your posting? Or would you like me to edit it? Shain May 6 Feb 14 Copeland, I have read most of the court documents, Bureau of Investication documents, books etc I would love to interview you sir.
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The author spoke glowingly of Smith, in particular, as Copeland cast him as a sympathetic figure who spent his entire life in the years following the tragedy to free the imprisoned Wobblies and advocating for the rights of the working people, along with the support of the American Civil Liberties Union ACLU.
Copeland recounted the many instances where the activist was scheduled to speak in front of large crowds, only to end up in police custody. President Thomas Jefferson. He went on to claim that the IWW is bigger now than at any point since the s.
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