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Sunday, March 23, 2008

"Wobblies" put on trial in Chicago

On March 23, 1918, 101 leaders of the Industrial Workers of the World union ("The Wobblies") were put on trial in Chicago for conspiracy to obstruct America's participation in World War I.

Anti-IWW US war cartoon

Learn more about the Wobblies from the Constitutional Rights Foundation.



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