Call for Papers: LAWCHA’s 2019 Conference
The Labor and Working-Class History Association’s 2019 Call for Papers
Workers on the Move, Workers’ Movements
Duke University, May 30-June 1, 2019
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MLK: To the Promised Land
Michael K. Honey is the author of the new study, To the Promised Land: Martin Luther King and the Fight for Economic Justice, to be published on the 50th anniversary of King’s April 4, 1968 assassination. He was interviewed by Charles Williams of the Against the Current editorial board.
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Labor and the Long Seventies
In the tumultuous 1970s, women and people of color streamed into unions, strikes swept the country — and employers launched a fierce counter-attack.
Read more →LAWCHA Election Results
Election chair Nancy Gabin has reported the results of the LAWCHA election. To start with, more members voted than in any previous election. Wonderful news. The officers and new members of the Board of Directors will take office on March 1.
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Black Women and Economic Justice in St. Louis: An Interview with Keona Ervin
Candace Borders, a recent graduate of Washington University in St. Louis, interviews Keona K. Ervin on her new book Gateway to Equality: Black Women and the Struggle for Economic Justice in St. Louis (University of Kentucky Press, 2017).
Read more →LAWCHA 2017-18 Newsletter Now Available!
Our 2017-2018 newsletter is now available. It is in the mail if you are a LAWCHA member, or if you prefer, you can download it on our newsletters page.
Read more →Don’t Forget to Renew Your Membership!
It’s that time of the year again, LAWCHA members! Have you remembered to renew your membership?
Read more →Call for Gutman Prize Submissions: Deadline January 1, 2018
Eligible dissertations must be in English and defended in the academic year 2016-17 (September 1, 2016-August 31, 2017). Applicants are not required to be members of LAWCHA at the time of the submission. The winner will be announced at our national conference.
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LAWCHA In Seattle: 2017 Conference Recap
The Scales of Struggle conference featured the largest program of any LAWCHA conference to date features nearly 100 panels, workshops, films, and performances, along with five plenary sessions, stretched across four days. Official registration topped 460 with another 100-150 attending the free evening sessions.
Read more →Mass Incarceration and the Working Class – LAWCHA Conference 2017
At the 2017 LAWCHA Conference in Seattle, a world-class panel of experts discussed the affects of mass incarceration on the working class. Featured in the talks are Heather Ann Thompson, Kelly Lytle Hernandez, and Chelsea Nelson. Upcoming LAWCHA president Julie Greene presides over the session.
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