Big Bill Haywood and the Radical Union Movement
THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF ‘BIG BILL’ HAYWOOD This is William D. Haywood’s own story, written during the last year of his life.
Raids! Raids! -- The I.W.W. trials -- The prison -- With drops of blood -- The Centralia tragedy -- Farewell, capitalist America! -- Haywood's life in the Soviet Union -- Appendices.
"Big Bill Haywood, leader of the Wobblies, was revered and reviled all across America. His goal was economic justice for all, to be achieved by the power of workers united...
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In 1917, 165 IWW members, including Haywood, were arrested and charged with violating the Sedition and Espionage Acts by opposing the First World War. Sentenced to 20 years in jail, Haywood skipped bail and fled the country in 1921.
This is William D. Haywood's own story, written during the last year of his life.
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