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94 Historical Journal of Massachusetts Summer 2012. Lawrence strike , 1912 . Massachusetts State Militia (National Guardsmen), armed with fixed bayonets, confront striking textile workers during the Lawrence Textile strike . Courtesy of the Walter P. Reuther Library of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University . Note: The Walter P. Reuther Library was founded with seed money from the United Automobile Workers and is the largest labor archive and one of the leading urban archives in the 95. Bread, Roses, and Other Possibilities: The 1912 Lawrence Textile strike in Historical Memory Mark W. Robbins Abstract: The 1912 Lawrence Bread and Roses textile strike was a signature moment in labor history that has captured public and scholarly attention for nearly a century. Taking place in the midst of the Progressive Era and the United States' greatest period of industrialization, the event held many meanings to its diverse participants and to onlookers throughout the world.
94 Historical Journal of Massachusetts • Summer 2012 Lawrence Strike, 1912 Massachusetts State Militia (National Guardsmen), armed with fixed bayonets, confront striking textile workers during the Lawrence Textile Strike.
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