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Commemoration of the General Strike of 1877, CAMP, Saturday, July 25, 12-5pm |
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Submitted by Jerome on Fri, 06/26/2009 - 7:43am.
We are gathering to remember the General Strike of 1877, which was probably the closest the United States has ever come to a workers' revolution. The General Strike reached St. Louis in late July 1877, and so we commemorate it with a potluck. Workers' history is usually marginalized in the pages of history books, and we seek to not only keep it alive, but bring it into the spotlight. There will be a few speakers (more information to come on that), a lot of great people, and great food. We hope to bring inspiration for a new general strike and exchange lessons from history we can learn to build it. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In the General Strike, St. Louis and East St. Louis essentially shut down all production before restarting it; but only this time, it was under the workers' control. Workers united across cultural barriers, around one idea: "that the workingmen shall rule the country". In St. Louis, a black man spoke for those who worked on the steamboats and levees. He asked: “Will you stand to us regardless of colour?” The crowd shouted back: “We will!” For nearly a month, workers attempted to take and keep control of industries, including St. Louis and its surrounding metropolitan counterparts. In St. Louis, as elsewhere, the momentum of the crowds, the meetings, the enthusiasm, could not be sustained. As they diminished, the police, militia, and federal troops moved in and the authorities took over. The strikers surrendered; the wage cuts remained; 131 strike leaders were fired by the Burlington Railroad. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you would like to be involved in organizing this potluck to commemorate workers' history, please post here on the page, message an Administrator for this event, email Paul Poposky (pauljosephpoposky@hotmail.com), or email Autonomy Alliance (autonomyalliance@gmail.com). Community Arts Media Project, 3022A Cherokee Street, St Louis, Missouri, Telephone: | |
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