Louis Mellis

‘A crowd of approximately 7,000 turn out on the streets of Virginia, Minnesota to view of the funeral procession of John Allars. Allars, a miner and member of the IWW, was murdered in his home by gunmen in the early morning hours of June 22, 1916 during the Mesaba Range Strike.’

Labor is dignified only in revolt - Louis Mellis

An article by Louis Mellis about the atmosphere of strikes, vigilantes and employer death squads in the Mesabi Iron Range of Minnesota and…