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Defenders of business: the Minneapolis Civic and Commerce Association VS. labor during WW1 - William Millikan

An article by William Millikan about strikebreaking in Minneapolis during the First World War.

Submitted by Juan Conatz on May 26, 2015

Originally appeared in Minnesota History (Spring 1986).

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Defenders.pdf (2.75 MB)
  • Industrial Workers of the World (IWW)
  • United States
  • 1910s
  • World War I
  • Minneapolis
  • Socialist Party of America
  • William Millikan
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