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For more information on this particular item, visit the document page for Proceedings of the Knights of Labor General Assembly, Sept. 6-10, 1881 . This item is a part of the Forging Bonds of Sympathy: The Catholic Church and the Knights of Labor…

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Albert Parsons, a printer and member of the Knights of Labor, was one of several men sentenced to death on thin evidence for playing a role in the 1886 Haymarket Affair. When Parsons learned that Terence Powderly had distanced the Knights of Labor…

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Coal mining became so central to American life that it found its way onto a postcard. This postcard shows pickers getting coal from a waste dump in Pennsylvania. This item is part of the background to the Forging Bonds of Sympathy: The…

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This 1886 engraved photograph shows several of the founders of the Knights of Labor. From left: William Cook, James S. Wright, R.C. Macauley, James M. Hilsee, Robert W. Keen, and Joseph Kennedy. The framed portrait in the center of the image is of…

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For more information on this particular item, visit the document page for Knights of Labor Local By-Laws, 1880. This item is a part of the Forging Bonds of Sympathy: The Catholic Church and the Knights of Labor section. Return to Index of Documents

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Colorado Knights of Labor march in a July 4, 1887 parade held in the town of Leadeville. This item is part of the background to the Forging Bonds of Sympathy: The Catholic Church and the Knights of Labor section.

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Samuel Gompers (1850-1924) was the first president of the American Federation of Labor from 1896-1894, a union that would grow in numbers and power as the Knights of Labor declined. This portrait is signed by Gompers. This item is part…

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Elzéar-Alexandre Taschereau, Archbishop of Quebec, opposed the spread of the Knights of Labor into Canada. This item is part of the background to the Forging Bonds of Sympathy: The Catholic Church and the Knights of Labor section.

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This is Terence V. Powderly's certificate of membership in the National Union of Machinists and Blacksmiths, which was affiliated with Knights of Labor. The certificate is hand-drawn, and includes a photograph of Powderly mounted in the center.…

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Born in Peterson, Kansas in 1890, this baby's parents christened him Terence Vincent Powderly Robertson in honor of the labor leader. This item is part of the background to the Forging Bonds of Sympathy: The Catholic Church and the Knights…
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