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Olivia Rawlston--Union-Minded to the End
Olivia Rawlston grew up in Dallas in the 1920s. Jobs, especially union jobs, were difficult to come by. For an African American, it was even more…
Sep 20
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Bread and Roses: Incubator of Chile Solidarity
Movement Folk Tales
Sep 10
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The Hightower Legacy and Labor
The 1980s Pesticide Wars made the United Farm Workers Union and the Texas Department of Agriculture allies, which, being Texas, is not something one…
Sep 5
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August 2023
Charlotte Graham-- A Texas Labor Legend
Charlotte Graham is on the left A scene in a Dallas dressmaking factory in 1935. Charlotte Graham had locked herself in the bathroom for 20 minutes and…
Aug 29
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Cleveland, Labor Day and The Texas Seed Bill
Labor Day is fast approaching. This national holiday was signed into law by President Grover Cleveland in 1894. Labor unions had agitated for a day to…
Aug 23
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True to the Union
A Tale of Civil War Texas: The battle and massacre at the Nueces River
Aug 10
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July 2023
Texas is the most surrealistic state in the Nation
Movement Folk Tales
Jul 26
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Farm Aid II and Willie's 4th of July Picnic: the Backstory
“If you see Willie, tell him we said thanks.” A series of epic battles followed Willie Nelson's announcement in 1986 that he planned to combine his…
Jul 12
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June 2023
Hightower and the Business of Organics in Texas
The Hightower Legacy Project
Jun 24
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The Battle of Waller Creek
The Felling of the Erwin Drum
Jun 8
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May 2023
Supermarkets, the Cold War, and Hightower
I recommend Supermarket, USA, by Shane Hamilton, a grand book that details the role that supermarkets played in the Cold War. The author calls it the…
May 25
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Toxic Tours of Texas
Uranium Lake most definitely deserves to be included on all Toxic Tours of Texas. Thanks for reading People's History in Texas Substack! Subscribe for…
May 4
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