Labor Jawn
Philly's working class history podcast. Historian Gabe Christy and musician Young Sam James explore the who, what, when, where, and whys of the labor movement with tongues planted firmly in cheek.
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Labor Jawn
Emma Goldman in Philadelphia
When the "mother of American anarchism" tried to speak in Philadelphia in 1909, it triggered a protracted legal battle involving the police department, the mayor, and the federal government.
Originally aired: July 13, 2022.
Sources:
Emma Goldman’s writings:
https://theanarchistlibrary.org/category/author/emma-goldman
Emma Goldman broad history:
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/goldman-1869-1940/
https://jwa.org/womenofvalor/goldman
Newspaper accounts of the 1909 speech:
https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-philadelphia-inquirer-goldman-arrest/104483531/
https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-philadelphia-inquirer-goldman-in-phi/104484303/
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