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Playing ’til Sundown

Mahlon “Duck” Duckett and John “Mule” Miles returned to Hartford in 2007. Duck and Mule are surviving members of a … More

baseball, civil rights, connecticut, discrimination, hartford, radical history, shoeleather history

A Feeling of Solidarity

It was March, 1912. Emily Pierson and her sister suffragists were on a statewide tour of Connecticut, putting up posters, … More

connecticut, hartford, radical history, shoeleather history, womens history, womens suffrage

Lincoln: “There is a Strike!”

March, 1860. Abraham Lincoln considers an invitation to Hartford, determined to widen his appeal as a possible presidential candidate. “Do … More

african american, civil war, connecticut, hartford, licoln, radical history, shoeleather history, slavery

Solidarity and 75 cents

It started out as a dispute over seventy-five cents and ended up as a test of wills between hundreds of … More

connecticut, Direct action, hartford, labor history, radical history, shoeleather history, solidarity, union strike

Indian Summer in the City

Hartford’s Wild West fans and kids of all ages had to make a hard choice one hot summer day in … More

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Hobo Life

On the Big Rock Candy Mountain  /All the cops have wooden legs/ The bulldogs all have rubber teeth/ And the hens … More

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The Shameful Legacy of Sam Colt

Some Hartford people are pretty desperate for heroes. What other explanation could there be for the recent attempts to glorify … More

abolition, abolitionist, civil war, colt firearms, connecticut, hartford, labor history, radical history, sam colt, samuel colt, shoeleather history, slavery

Factory Girls Strike for Their Health

The factory owner demanded sixty hours a week from the young women employed at the Government Envelope Works on South … More

connecticut, Direct action, hartford, labor history, radical history, shoeleather history, union strike, womens history

Standing Your Ground

On the cold morning of November 29, 1976, snow and ice rained down on a small group crowded in the … More

connecticut, Direct action, hartford, housing, radical history, shoeleather history, Tenant organizing

Sand Hogs

We might drive over the Bulkeley Bridge every day, but we seldom think about the sweat and toil it took … More

african american, black workers, bulkeley bridge, bulkeley bridge san, connecticut, hartford, labor history, radical history, shoeleather history

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