Bill Barry: The 1877 Railroad Strike in Baltimore

July 17, 2013 – Segment 3

We look at the first national strike in the U.S., which took place right here in Baltimore, with Bill Barry, retired Director of Labor Studies at the Community College of Baltimore County, who joins me to talk about his new book The 1877 Railroad Strike in Baltimore. Barry will continue the discussion Thursday night at Red Emma‘s.

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