History of the United States II / Unit 3 USH2 0330 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The National Labor Union
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The idea
Seventy-seven delegates founded the National Labor Union in Baltimore in eighteen sixty-six, calling for an eight-hour day, currency reform and equal rights.
In practice
The union winning the eight-hour day for federal employees.
Where people slip
It backed African American equality and women's rights. The Panic of eighteen seventy-three and its founder's death ended it.
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