Fascinating pamphlet by Solidarity on the informal workers struggle against the frenetic pace of work at a General Motors plant, and the later co-optation of the struggle by the auto workers union.
The annual emancipation celebration came to Pine Bluff early this year, with the holiday being recognized downtown on Saturday. The official federal holiday falls on Monday. Juneteenth is the first federal holiday established since Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The occasion is set aside commemorating June 19, 1865.
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