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History Matters: "The Republic Is Imperiled": John L. Lewis Warns of Ignoring Laboring People

For Students 9th - 10th
Excerpts from Senate testimony given by John L. Lewis in 1933, when he was President of the United Mine Workers of America.
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National Women's Hall of Fame

National Women's Hall of Fame: "Mother" Mary Harris Jones

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Women's Hall of Fame recognizes the important and influential life work of the famous labor organizer and worker's rights activist "Mother" Jones.
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American Federation of Labor: John Lewis (1880 1969)

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical information on John L. Lewis, who was president of the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA), and also the founding president of the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO).