Labor History Today

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Gripping stories of the historic battles for worker rights and how they fuel today's struggles.

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Labor History Today

Episodes (100)

Sun Feb 8th The Greensboro Sit-Ins and the Power of Direct Action
Sun Feb 1st A Banjo, a Brick, and a Bible
Jan 25th The Poet of the Lawrence Strike

Labor History Today

Feb 8, 2026
29¼ minutes
40 MB

This week on Labor History Today: The 66th anniversary of the Greensboro sit-ins — a turning point that helped ignite the modern Civil Rights Movement and reshaped American politics. We feature an in-depth conversation from The Green and Red Podcast, tracing the origins of the sit-in movement, from Greensboro and Nashville to the rise of SNCC, and exploring how militant nonviolence, media exposure, and youth-led organizing forced a national reckoning — with powerful parallels to today’s struggles against state violence. Then, on Labor History in 2:00, we revisit another watershed moment in collective action: the 1919 Seattle General Strike, when tens of tho...

Labor History Today

The Greensboro Sit-Ins and the Power of Direct Action

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