Strike Breaks Out at Angola Prison As Momentum Builds for National Prison Strike
Submitted by R Totale on May 10 2018 20:31
A report on a work stoppage at Louisiana's notorious Angola prison, and the upcoming call for a US-wide strike in August. This post first appeared on It's Going Down.
Albert Woodfox Black Panther and Prison Organiser in his own words
Submitted by Reddebrek on Nov 26 2017 19:05
Albert Woodfox a Black Panther member in Louisiana helped found the Angola Prison chapter of the party to help organise prisoners and resist violence and exploitation from the guards. In retaliation he was forced to spend over 44 years in solitary confinement. The longest solitary confinement term given out in the US prison system.
The Rise and Fall of the Angola Prison Chapter of the Black Panther Party: Herman Wallace
Submitted by Reddebrek on Jun 8 2017 14:10
A short history of the forming of the only Black Panther Party chapter in prison, its actions and the repression dealt to its militants by prison authorities.
Contains references to sexual violence.
The German coast uprising of 1811
Submitted by Steven. on Jan 8 2017 16:30
A short history of possibly the largest slave uprising in the United States, in Louisiana in 1811, written by Rhae Lynn Barnes.
The Brotherhood of Timber Workers 1910-1913: A radical response to industrial capitalism in the southern USA
Submitted by wojtek on Jan 15 2012 20:45
A journal article by James R. Green on the the violent struggle between the Brotherhood of Timber Workers (BTW) and the lumber companies of Louisiana and Texas in 1911 and 1912. The Brotherhood, which joined the IWW in 1912, recruited thousands of black and white labourers in an era characterized by increasing social segregation and racial repression.
The Thibodaux massacre, 1887
One of the most interesting, and probably least known events in Louisiana history is the Thibodaux Massacre of 1887, the second most bloody labor dispute in U.S. history.
