LAWRENCE — Voices rose and passions flowed alongside observations and deliberation at an education symposium presented by the Lawrence History Center and hosted high above the city on the uppermost
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LAWRENCE — The Somos Latinos exhibit, at Lawrence Heritage State Park through July 31, recounts Latinos’ journeys to the Immigrant City and beyond over the last 60-plus years, their voices
The previous installment of this column discussed a report by Father Patrick J. Waters on the 1919 labor dispute between textile mill workers and owners in Lawrence, MA. It outlined the context of the strike, and the positions of the strikers, mill owners, public and Catholic churches in the city.
Below it continues with Father Waters observations about the mill workers living conditions, his conclusions, the result of the strike and a brief analysis.
Living conditions of the strikers
The report Father Waters submitted looked beyond the immediate cause of the strike a reduction in wages to see what other factors contributed to the workers discontent.