Memorial Day is a sacred holiday for the United States as we remember those in the military who died in service to the nation. While not primarily a religious commemoration, it has the feel of something connected to the divine and evokes the religious overtones of our nation’s founding documents, . . .
Chapter 4 of "Wobblies on the waterfront-interracial unionism in progressive-era Philadelphia" by Peter Cole, an excellent text about the American IWW in the early 20th century, and interestingly about some Wobblies' support of World War I.