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October 12, 2026

Today in 1912
The Little Falls Textile Strike in Little Falls, New York was sparked by pay cuts following a New York state law that reduced weekly work hours from 60 to 54 for women and children. The strike united female immigrant workers to address unsafe working conditions and low wages and was settled on January 3, 1913.

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Juneteenth: Freedom, Liberation, and Reckoning
Posted On: Jun 19, 2021
June 19, 2021 | SOCIAL JUSTICE | Juneteenth is now a federal holiday. Juneteenth commemorates the end of chattel slavery in the US, on June 19, 1865, when Union soldiers reached the farthest end of the Confederacy and informed the enslaved Black population that they were now free citizens. For many Black Americans, Juneteenth represents the long journey for Black freedom and liberation. It is a celebration of Black joy and resilience and a reminder that the journey is not yet complete… Roosevelt Institute
 
 
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