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“So Vividly, I remember”

April 23, 1935 In April 1935 thousands of single unemployed men organized by the Relief Camp Workers’ Union went on strike to demand “Work and Wages” as the Depression wore away at the country. “Hunger marches, demonstrations, tin-canning, large public rallies and boisterous snake dances through downtown streets became as Read more…

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