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On This Day: 1887 Louisiana Sugarcane Workers Strike
Original: Today in Labor History October 4, 1887: 10,000 Louisiana sugarcane workers went on strike with the Knights of Labor over
On October 4, 1887, some 10,000 Louisiana sugarcane workers walked off the job, launching a massive strike organized with the Knights of Labor to protest harsh living and working conditions. Many of the strikers were effectively bound to the plantations through debt, leaving them in a status resembling slavery, which made the walkout a striking challenge to the plantation labor system of the post-emancipation South.
Why now: The date is being marked in labor history commemorations, and the strike resonates amid ongoing interest in labor organizing.
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- Today in Labor History October 4, 1887: 10,000 Louisiana sugarcane workers went on strike with the Knights of Labor over terrible living and working conditions. Many of the striking workers were bound to the plantations in a status similar to slavery, due to debts they owed the… · MikeDunnAuthor@kolektiva.social · 11
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