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March 3, 1930
The Daily Worker
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
What is this article about?
In Atlanta, Georgia, on March 2, 83 Negro unemployed workers joined the Council of Unemployed under the Trade Union Unity League, totaling 156 in a week. They pledged to demonstrate on March 6 for 'work or wages' at City Hall, uniting Negro and white workers against police surveillance.
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NEGRO, WHITE, JOBLESS UNITE Atlanta Demonstration Also on March 6
ATLANTA, Georgia, March 2.-- At a meeting of unemployed workers, mostly Negroes, held under the auspices of the Trade Union Unity League, 83 Negro workers joined the Council of Unemployed, who, in addition to the 73 who joined a few days back, makes 156 who have joined the movement in the last week. Such is the report of the T.U.U.L. organizer, Amy Schechter.
All present pledged themselves to demonstrate on March 6, International Fighting Day Against Unemployment, for "work or wages." The demonstration will be held at the City Hall.
The police and spies stationed outside the meeting hall did not scare the workers, but on the contrary aroused their wrath, and the answer to these spies of the bosses, the stool pigeons of the mill and money barons, will be a mighty demonstration in the heart of the South, with both Negro and white workers side by side, fighting in class solidarity under the leadership of the T.U.U.L. and the Communist Party for their class demands.
ATLANTA, Georgia, March 2.-- At a meeting of unemployed workers, mostly Negroes, held under the auspices of the Trade Union Unity League, 83 Negro workers joined the Council of Unemployed, who, in addition to the 73 who joined a few days back, makes 156 who have joined the movement in the last week. Such is the report of the T.U.U.L. organizer, Amy Schechter.
All present pledged themselves to demonstrate on March 6, International Fighting Day Against Unemployment, for "work or wages." The demonstration will be held at the City Hall.
The police and spies stationed outside the meeting hall did not scare the workers, but on the contrary aroused their wrath, and the answer to these spies of the bosses, the stool pigeons of the mill and money barons, will be a mighty demonstration in the heart of the South, with both Negro and white workers side by side, fighting in class solidarity under the leadership of the T.U.U.L. and the Communist Party for their class demands.
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Justice
Bravery Heroism
Survival
What keywords are associated?
Unemployment Demonstration
Atlanta
Negro White Unity
Tuul
Communist Party
Class Solidarity
What entities or persons were involved?
Amy Schechter
Where did it happen?
Atlanta, Georgia
Story Details
Key Persons
Amy Schechter
Location
Atlanta, Georgia
Event Date
March 2
Story Details
Unemployed Negro workers join Council of Unemployed at T.U.U.L. meeting, pledge demonstration on March 6 for work or wages, uniting with white workers in solidarity against bosses and police.