There was plenty of labor militancy in the U.S. in the early 20th century. Much of that militancy was met with violence; workers were brutalized and sometimes murdered for organizing to demand fair wages and decent working conditions. These sometimes life-and-death struggles were enshrined in song. Mat Callahan talks about the tunes he and Yvonne Moore have revived on a new CD and companion songbook. (Encore presentation.)
Mat Callahan and Yvonne Moore, Working-Class Heroes PM Press, 2019
Mat Callahan and Yvonne Moore, Working-Class Heroes: A History of Struggle in Song: A Songbook PM Press, 2019