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Wisconsin’s Labor Movement Was Forged in Fire
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Scholars Harvey J. Kaye and Jon Shelton talk about the strikes and uprisings that paved the way.
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Scholars Harvey J. Kaye and Jon Shelton talk about the strikes and uprisings that paved the way.
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