Tag Archives: USA

1964: The Street

Posted on January 28, 2020 by corvusfugit

Romare Bearden: The Street (1964)

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1966: A Riot is the Language of the Unheard

Posted on January 20, 2020 by corvusfugit

Martin Luther King, Jr. on “60 Minutes,” September 27, 1966.

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1913: Afterglow

Posted on January 18, 2020 by corvusfugit

Jonas Lie: Afterglow (1913)

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1937: Local 174

Posted on December 15, 2019 by corvusfugit

This mural showing the early history of UAW local 174 was painted by Walter Speck and Barbara Wilson in 1937 and originally hung in the local’s union hall at 2730 Maybury Grand St., in Detroit, Michigan. After moving with the … Continue reading →

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2013: Transition II

Posted on December 1, 2019 by corvusfugit

Richard Mayhew: Transition II (2013)

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1944: The Removal of Sewell Avery

Posted on November 29, 2019 by corvusfugit

In 1942, in an effort to avoid strikes in war-related industries, Franklin Roosevelt reinstated the War Labor Board and directed it to oversee and arbitrate negotiations between unions and employers. Most unions had also agreed not to strike during the … Continue reading →

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1869: Although He Was a Cow

Posted on November 24, 2019 by corvusfugit

Curious Dreams A writer in the “Argos” says: “I remember when a boy, sleeping in a strange house, in an old-fashioned room, with an oaken store cupboard over the bed. I dreamed that I was being murdered; the assassin struck … Continue reading →