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Marie E.J. Pitt, 1869-1948

Submitted by Steven. on Aug 6 2017 13:45
Marie Pitt

A short biography of Australian poet, feminist, ecologist and anarchist Marie EJ Pitt, written by PD Gardner.

The Hilo massacre, 1938

Submitted by Steven. on Aug 1 2017 11:47
One of the victims of the massacre

Detailed history of the Hilo massacre, Hawaii's Bloody Monday, when police opened fire at a crowd of unarmed striking longshoremen, injuring 50, written by William J. Puette in 1988.

No to the draft! Maria Occhipinti and the Ragusa revolt of January 1945

Submitted by Steven. on Jul 31 2017 14:00
Maria Occhipinti

A short account by Meno Occhipinti of the Ragusa revolt, and the role Maria Occhipinti played in it.

Kronstadt 1921 - Paul Avrich

Submitted by zugzwang on Jul 31 2017 11:16
Kronstadt poster

A detailed book-length history of the Kronstadt uprising of workers and sailors against the burgeoning Bolshevik dictatorship during the Russian revolution.

Sicilian Fasci movement, 1893-4

Submitted by Steven. on Jul 31 2017 10:11
Leaders of the Fasci, on trial, 1894

A short overview of the radical, socialistic Fasci movement of peasants and agricultural labourers in Sicily in the late 19th century.

Working class history image gallery

Submitted by Steven. on Jul 30 2017 15:08

Random images for use by the Working Class History social media project.

Puerto Rico: flame of resistance

Submitted by Comrade Motopu on Jul 29 2017 03:58
US troops invade Puerto Rico

This is a hard to find book providing an overview of resistance leaders, movements, and attempts at self-government in Puerto Rico.

She stood on the barricades - Robyn Karina

Submitted by Councils and Co... on Jul 28 2017 19:18
Elisabeth Dmitrieff

A brief account of Elisabeth Dmitrieff, an eager revolutionary from Russia, and her journey in organising thousands of working class women during the Paris Commune of 1871 at only 20 years old.

The Makhnovist movement and the national question in the Ukraine, 1917-1921

Submitted by Steven. on Jul 26 2017 09:35
Makhno, sitting centre with some of his troops

A detailed account and analysis of the Ukrainian revolutionary anarchist army, during the Russian revolution, written by Aleksandr Shubin.

Tracing Louise Michel in the Pacific

Submitted by Steven. on Jul 24 2017 10:06
Numbo, 1877

An extremely well-researched text by Paul Mason exploring exiled Paris Communard Louise Michel's time imprisoned on the French colony of New Caledonia in the late 19th century.