Laborfest: Henry George, Newspaperman, Floats Labor’s Boat

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Saturday, July 11, 2009

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2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

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Hyde Street Pier, Hyde & Jefferson St., San Francisco. Buses 10, 19, 20, 30, 47, 49, F train which runs length of Market from Castro Station to Embarcadero, on the Embarcadero to Jones, 2 blocks from Hyde St Pier; Hyde Street Cable Car from Powell and Market (Powell St BART/Metro Station) to Hyde & Jefferson

Henry George, San Francisco’s 1870s champion of workers’ rights, used his newspaper to rein in the bully boss in 1873 in a celebrated maritime case. Come hear living history veteran David Giesen portray George telling his side of the “Sunrise” incident. Three sailors committed suicide rather than endure the tyranny of a brutal captain on a New York to San Francisco voyage in the Spring of 1873. George’s San Francisco Post bucked the maritime bosses, pressing the case with its own special counsel, and challenging the absolute rule of ship captains. Are you ready to rock the boat? George will have you on your feet as he licks into everything that capsizes workers’ rights. ($5.00 Pier entry fee - good for one year)
See also:
http://www.laborfest.net/2009schedule.htm

For more information: http://www.laborfest.net/2009schedule.htm

Added to the calendar on Mon, Jun 15, 2009 4:57AM

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