Labor History in 2:00
August 13 - Miners Rebel Against Convict Labor System
August 13, 2024
On this day in labor history, the year was 1892.That was the day miners in Tracy City, Tennessee rebelled against the states convict lease system.Miners had been forced to work side by side with convict labor.The convicts, overwhelmingly African-Ameri
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