Proceedings of the ... Biennial Convention of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of AmericaThe Convention, 1919 - Clothing trade |
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1 page matching "And, my friends, in this story you have a history of this entire movement. First they ignore you. Then they ridicule you. And then they attack you and want to burn you. And then they build monuments to you. And that, is what is going to happen to the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America." in this book
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