Wesley Everest, IWW Martyr

An academic article about the life of Wesley Everest, a Wobbly who was lynched by an angry mob after defending the IWW hall in Centralia, Washington from an attack by the American Legion.

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Wesley Everest, IWW martyr.pdf (2.06 MB)

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Fixed. You need to check the box under 'List' when you upload PDFs.

Thanks Juan.

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