Labor activism has deep roots in Chicago. A new book chronicles a particularly lively period – the years of the Great Depression – when the American Communist Party was gathering strength. It’s called Red Chicago: American Communism at its Grassroots, 1928-1935. Author Randi Storch is an associate professor of history at the State University of New York, Cortland. She says Chicago was a natural choice when she was deciding where to focus her research.
Music Button: Billy Bragg, “The Internationale”, from the CD The Internationale, (Utility records)
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