13 April 1890: Ben Fletcher born

On This Day in Working Class History

Apr 13, 2024•2 min•Ep 13•Transcript available on Metacast

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Episode description

Mini-podcast about the birth of highly influential Industrial Workers of the World union organiser, Ben Fletcher, in Philadelphia in 1890.

Learn more about Fletcher's life and activism in episodes 73-74 of the Working Class History podcast: https://workingclasshistory.com/podcast/e73-ben-fletcher/
And get hold of this book from our online store: Ben Fletcher: The Life And Times Of A Black Wobbly
See all of our anniversaries each day, alongside sources and maps on the On This Day section of our Stories app: stories.workingclasshistory.com/date/today
And browse all Stories by Date here on the Date index: https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/date

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Acknowledgements

Written and edited by Working Class History.
Theme music by Ricardo Araya. Check out his YouTube channel at youtube.com/@peptoattack