Small U.S. flag flies at the grave of John Morris, the first worker killed in the battle outside of the Homestead Works Steel Mill in 1892. Photo by Alex Popichak / 90.5 WESA
Fly your U.S. flags today in honor of Labor Day, to honor American labor.
In Lawrence, Massachusetts, in 1912, flag-waving union organizers and textile workers confronted by armed state troops trying to quell union protests. Library of Congress photo.
More:
- Union leaders and historians work to keep alive the history of the 1892 Homestead Strike, 90.5 WESA-FM, July 2017
- Dates to fly the U.S. flag in September 2017
