On this day in labor history the year was 1917, more than 400 Jewish mothers, many carrying their children, marched on City Hall in New York City.
Their cry, which rang out in both Yiddish and English, was “We want food for our children.” On the eve of the U.S. entry into World War I, inflation had sent the cost of food skyrocketing.
March 25 - Tragic, Devastating and Preventable
March 24 - Dorothy Height is Born
March 23 - Freedom of Speech?
March 22 - A Big Damn Deal
March 21 - The Beginning of the End of Apartheid
March 20 - The Birth of the Republican Party
March 19 - The Tree of Solidarity
March 18 - Dancing in the Streets
March 17 - The Fight for the Eight Hour Day
March 16 - The Voice of Freedom
March 15 - Bruce!
March 14 - Bread Yes, But Roses Too
March 13 - UAW Wins in the Post-War Strike Wave
March 12 - Gandhi’s Salt March
March 11 - Are You a Luddite?
March 10 - Sharing in the Pain of Struggle
March 9 - The Slovak Strike of 1910-11
March 8 - Another Tragedy in the Mines
March 7 - Remembering Lucy Parsons
March 6 - The Dred Scott Decision
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