On the Line: A Story of Class, Solidarity, and Two Women's Epic Fight to Build a Union by Daisy Pitkin The powerful protests she organized earned her the name "the most dangerous woman in America." And in the Children's Crusade of 1903, she lead one hundred boys and girls on a glorious march from Philadelphia right to the front door of President Theodore Roosevelt's Long Island home.
Well into her sixties, Mother Jones had finally had enough of children working long hours in dangerous factory jobs, and decided she was going to do something about it. The story of Mother Jones, an Irish immigrant who was essential in the fight to create child labor laws. Mother Jones and her Army of Mill Children by Jonah Winter Martin Luther King Jr.'s final stand for justice before his assassination-when her father, a sanitation worker, participated in the protest. This historical fiction picture book presents the story of nine-year-old Lorraine Jackson, who in 1968 witnessed the Memphis sanitation strike-Dr. Memphis, Martin, and the Mountaintop : The Sanitation Strike of 1968 by Alice Faye Duncan
This history of the labor movement examines the workers and organizers who risked their livelihoods to fight for fair wages, better working conditions and an eight-hour workday. The titles in this list tell the stories of the labor movement's past, present, and future.īeaten Down, Worked Up: The Past, Present, and Future of American Labor by Steven Greenhouseįrom the longtime New York Times labor correspondent, an in-depth look at working men and women in America, the challenges they face, and how they can be re-empowered.įight Like Hell: The Untold Story of American Labor by Kim Kelly Labor Day honors the American labor movement and the works and contributions of laborers. Books & Authors, Diverse Voices Labor Day 2022
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