Project Gutenberg 2004-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 55 Marcantonio, Vito 1902 1954 Foster, William Z. 1881 1961 Foster, Wm. Z. (William Zebulon) Labor's Martyrs: Haymarket 1887, Sacco and Vanzetti 1927 Reading ease score: 67.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. "Labor's Martyrs: Haymarket 1887, Sacco and Vanzetti 1927" by Vito Marcantonio is a historical account that reflects on two pivotal events in the American labor movement. Written during the early 20th century, the book focuses on the consequences and legacy of the Haymarket affair of 1886 and the controversial trial and execution of Italian immigrants Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti in the 1920s. Marcantonio aims to illuminate the struggles of labor activists and highlight the harsh realities faced by those advocating for workers' rights against a backdrop of systemic injustice and political repression. The book explores the lives of the Haymarket martyrs, who were executed for their involvement in an eight-hour workday movement that was met with brutal repression, as well as the more recent sacrifices made by Sacco and Vanzetti, who were wrongfully convicted amid rampant anti-radical sentiment and xenophobia. Through detailed narration and impassioned language, Marcantonio paints a portrait of these figures as embodiments of the ongoing struggle for social justice and labor rights, arguing that their legacies continue to inspire contemporary efforts against oppression. The work serves as both a tribute and a call to action, intending to galvanize readers towards renewed activism in defense of workers' rights amidst the historical and ongoing challenges faced by the labor movement. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Sacco, Nicola, 1891-1927 Vanzetti, Bartolomeo, 1888-1927 Sacco-Vanzetti Trial, Dedham, Mass., 1921 Haymarket Square Riot, Chicago, Ill., 1886 HX Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: Politics Browsing: Sociology 54931 54932 2024-10-05T07:43:16.891971 2023-10-05T07:54:48.115142 text/html text/html 51342 2020-02-03T14:08:14 text/html; charset=utf-8 18907 2020-02-03T14:09:20 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 116619 2024-10-05T07:43:22.748920 application/epub+zip 115453 2024-10-05T07:43:20.436916 application/epub+zip 78168 2024-10-05T07:43:19.244948 application/epub+zip 304606 2024-10-05T07:43:24.509942 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 296482 2024-10-05T07:43:22.019908 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 168833 2022-09-05T11:12:01.859499 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 45505 45533 2024-10-05T07:43:16.643947 2023-10-05T07:54:47.949142 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 46682 2004-02-09T10:37:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18020 2004-02-09T10:40:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20940 2024-10-05T07:43:24.635903 application/rdf+xml 24435 2024-10-05T07:43:19.788935 image/jpeg 5162 2024-10-05T07:43:19.512950 image/jpeg 115415 2024-10-05T07:43:16.898937 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia