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Dockworker Power: Race and Activism in Durban and the San Francisco Bay Area

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The front page of the Chicago Defender on August 2, 1919.

The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 Commemoration Project

Why are Chicago’s race riots of 1919 overlooked in the city’s collective memory? A new project tells the stories of the 38 killed, and the legacy of racism in the U.S.

by Peter Cole, Franklin N. Cosey-Gay, Myles X Francis on April 29, 2021

Union workers march past the Tennessee National Guard in Memphis.

MLK’s Radical Vision Was Rooted in a Long History of Black Unionism

Why unionism is so integral to achieving equality.

by Peter Cole via Made By History on April 4, 2021

Docking Stations

A conversation with historian Peter Cole about his recent book, Dockworker Power.

by Peter Cole, Arvind Dilawar via The Smart Set on October 7, 2019

Martin Luther King Junior in a picket line wearing a sign that reads "employees on strike for a living wage."

Martin Luther King Jr., Union Man

Most people think of Martin Luther King Jr. as a civil rights leader. What many don’t know is that he also championed labor unionism.

by Peter Cole via The Conversation on January 18, 2019

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