January 12, 1912: Lawrence Bread and Roses strike January 10, 2022November 12, 2022 Gordon Harris1 Comment On January 12, 1912, the labor protest later known as the "Bread and Roses" strike began in Lawrence, MA. Violent methods were used to suppress the protest, but the strikers maintained their solidarity.
Teddy Roosevelt’s Ipswich “whistlestop,” December 1912 December 9, 2021October 21, 2022 Gordon HarrisLeave a comment Teddy Roosevelt, a grandstanding performer with plenty of rhetoric but fewer accomplishments, campaigned from the caboose of a train in New England.