The 1917 Camp Logan mutiny, Houston Texas
Submitted by Mike Harman on Dec 12 2017 23:26
Black soldiers stationed to guard the construction of Camp Logan in Texas mutinied over racist treatment from local law enforcement and civilians.
The advance skirmishes of the German Revolution (1917-1918) and Richard Müller – Charles-André Udry
Submitted by Alias Recluse on Dec 10 2017 14:20
A brief introduction to Richard Müller, the leader of the revolutionary shop stewards (Revolutionäre Obleute) among the German metal workers during World War One, and his role in the mass strikes in the German munitions industry in 1917 and 1918, with excerpts from his book, Eine Geschichte der Novemberrevolution (A History of the November Revolution) (1924), and an official police intelligence report on the strike wave of January-February 1917 taken from the archives of the Berlin police department.
World War I struggles in Switzerland
Submitted by Steven. on Nov 11 2017 18:37
An informative account of the wave of working class struggles which took place during and immediately following World War I in Switzerland, by Christian Koller.
Huddersfield as a microcosm of the anarchist movement during World War One
Submitted by Battlescarred on Sep 8 2017 18:55
A short account of controversy over World War One in Huddersfield
London women tram workers: equal pay strike 1918
Submitted by Steven. on Aug 29 2017 18:45
Interesting additional information about the 1918 strike of women workers on London transport.
Too Young to Go to War but Old Enough to be Executed
A short account of Herbert Burden, a 17 year old boy executed by the British Army for desertion during the First World War. Burden was among 306 British and Commonwealth soldiers executed by the British Military for ‘cowardice and desertion’ during the First World War. The article originally appeared on the WordPress blog Running Past.
The Russian anarchist movement during the First World War
Submitted by Steven. on May 27 2017 10:58
A detailed history of anarchists in Russia during World War I, written by D.I. Rublyov and translated by Malcolm Archibald.
Interactive map of workers’ councils (1917-1927)
Submitted by Dyjbas on Apr 17 2017 14:58
The 1917 revolution in Russia, and the comeback of workers’ councils, signalled the start of a revolutionary wave that spread across the world over the next ten years. The map below is an attempt at charting the spread of the council movement in the 1917-1927 period. Work in progress!
Strike Against War: Helen Keller
Speech at Carnegie Hall, New York City, January 5, 1916, under the auspices of the Women's Peace Party and the Labor Forum
The Bordigist Current (1912-1952): Italy, France, Belgium, USA - Philippe Bourrinet
Submitted by Craftwork on Oct 8 2016 12:48
Updated, substantially-expanded, 2013 Philippe Bourrinet text on the history of the Italian Communist Left.
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