Laborfest: Slave Labor, Free Labor & Working People Today

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Tuesday, July 23, 2013

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7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

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Teach-In

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518 Valencia - Near 16th St. and Mission, San Francisco. 16th St BART.

On the 150th Anniversary of the Proclamation Emancipation
Slave Labor, Free Labor & Working People Today
With Carol Lang, CUNY Lecturer
This year is the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation by President Abraham Lincoln. This set the stage to allow Black workers to join the Union military in the fight against slave labor and the Confederacy. The battle of Milliken’s Bend on June 4th 1863 was the first victory of recently freed Black slaves who joined the Union army and at great cost, held the line against the Confederate troops trying to keep Vicksburg in the hands of Confederate forces.

Today, 150 years later, slave labor is growing in the US and around the world. This presentation will discuss the links with the fight against slave labor 150 years ago and the meaning for today for workers in the US and around the world.
See also:
http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/featured_documents/emancipation_proclamation/transcript.html
http://www.millikensbend.org/
http://www.laborfest.net/2013/2013schedule.htm

For more information: http://www.laborfest.net/2013/2013schedule...

Added to the calendar on Wed, Jun 19, 2013 8:31AM

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