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Labor History in 2:00

Labor History in 2:00

By: The Rick Smith Show
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 A daily, pocket-sized history of America's working people, brought to you by The Rick Smith Show team.Copyright 2014 . All rights reserved. World
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  • May 18 - Birth of the Gray Panthers

    May 18 - Birth of the Gray Panthers
    May 18 2026

    Today in Labor History, May 18, the year was 1972. That was the day that Maggie Kuhn stood before a group of reporters to tell them about her organization, the Gray Panthers. The idea for the group had started two years earlier.

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    2 mins
  • May 17 - Brown v. Board of Education

    May 17 - Brown v. Board of Education
    May 17 2026

    Today in Labor History, May 17, the year was 1954. That was the day the Supreme Court handed down their decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka. In the unanimous decision the court declared that racial segregation in public education was illegal.

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    2 mins
  • May 16 - The Passing of a Legend

    May 16 - The Passing of a Legend
    May 16 2026

    On this day in Labor History the year was 1979. That was the day we lost one of the giants of the US Labor Movement, A Philip Randolph. A Philip Randolph spent his life working for black workers and the cause of labor.

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    2 mins
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