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Lot 479
1921 UNITED TEXTILE WORKERS LEADER MEMORIAL BUTTON FOR JOHN GOLDEN.
Estimate: $75 - $150
Starting Bid
$10
Bid Increments
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| $5,000 | $250 |
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| $1,000,000 | $25,000 |
7/8" w/ NYC union bug plus back stamp bug. He was elected president each year from 1902 until his death June 9, 1921. Under his leadership, non-white textile workers were largely ignored and he was a vocal opponent of the Industrial Workers of the World (I.W.W.) going so far as sending strike breakers to IWW led strikes- notably the 1907 Skowhegan textile strike. the 1912 Lawrence textile strike and the 1913 Paterson silk strike. IWW song writer Joe Hill satirized Golden in the song "John Golden and the Lawrence Strike." Our first seen. Rare. Exc.
Overall Dimensions
Weight: 0.30 lbs
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