Educational Catalogue of Resources: Labour Movements

In 1896, Clara Zetkin grappled with the divide between bourgeois feminism and working-class women’s struggles.

Alexandra Kollontai, a Russian socialist, played a major role in movements regarding the working class rights, particularly of women. In this pamphlet she goes on to talk about the ongoing subordination of women and the lack of social democracy

In The Woman Question, a speech delivered in 1913, De Cleyre graples with the problem of women's economic dependence and the oppressive nature of traditional marriage. 

Harrison played a significant role in race movements throughout the United States. This can be seen through his contributions in spaces such as the Socialist Party of America, and founders of the Liberty League (political organization), and the Voice (newspaper). 

In this work, Harrison focuses on the problem of economic exploitation, particularly the exploitation of workers under the capitalist system.

Change is occurring, and they need to be prepared. In his newspaper article from the Messenger, Randolph talks about the different occurrences of oppression and the accompanying change occurring. 

Post World War I (WWI), Asa (A.) Philip Rudolph and Chandler Owen write about what the term "New Negro" means in relation to their context as Black Americans and in contrast to the subdued "Old Negro". 

This book is a compilation of various editorials, articles, and reviews written by Harrison between the years of 1917 - 1920. The chapters go through the lasting effects of World War I on the lives of Black Americans.

Claude McKay was dealing with the problem of racial oppression and the marginalization of Black people within both the capitalist system and the global revolutionary movement. 

In 1920, Witkop-Rocker addresses the problem of male comrades opposing women’s unions, which were essential for addressing women's needs, particularly those of housewives and non-producers.

In 1935, Margaret Cowl addressed the systemic inequalities faced by women in capitalist societies, arguing that women's oppression was rooted in the exploitation of labour under private property systems.

In this work, Mary Inman addresses the problem of the undervaluation and invisibility of housework, particularly the labour of housewives, within capitalist society.

In 1941, prominent civil rights activists, including A. Philip Randolph, planned the March on Washington Movement (MOWM), where tens of thousands of Black Americans were to march in protest of discriminatory practices, particularly in defence industry employment practices.

At the brisk entering World War II, many Black Americans were subjected to meagre jobs, if anything. Racial discrimination and inequitable hiring practices left many without federal contracts.

This is a compilation of various different articles which Randolph wrote to refute his critics, in particular the Pittsburgh Courier, a leading Black newspaper at that time.

In 1948, Harry Haywood grappled with the dilemma of the systemic oppression and exploitation of Black Americans, particularly in the Black Belt region of the South, where they were "colonized" within the U.S. capitalist system.

Cox argues against two scholars and their usage of ethnocentrism to explain racial prejudice. He mentions that one cannot go about changing people's perceptions simply by proving them wrong; perceptions are rooted in the system.

C.L.R James addresses the issue of the tension between the independent struggle of Black Americans and their relationship with the broader labour and socialist movements in the U.S.

In 1949, Claudia Jones addresses the intersecting oppression faced by Black women, particularly in how they are negected in both feminist and civil rights movements.

In 1949, Claudia Jones grappled with the challenge of addressing women's inequality within capitalist society, particularly the compounded oppression faced by working-class and Black women.

Many prominent civil rights activists were present at the March on Washington (1963) protest, advocating for foundational rights for Black Americans.

James Boggs addresses the systemic oppression of the working class and African Americans within the capitalist system, which is reinforced by both economic exploitation and racial inequality.

In collaboration with Gwendolyn Midlo Hall, Harry Haywood wrote this unpublished manuscript, Towards a Revolutionary Program for Negro Freedom.

In collaboration with Gwendolyn Midlo Hall, Harry Haywood wrote an unpublished manuscript, Towards a Revolutionary Program for Negro Freedom, which was originally published in the quarterly journal, Soulbook. In the chapter, The Crisis of Negro Reformism and the Growth of Nationalism, they touch upon the uprise of anti-colonialism movements, stark polarizations of socioeconomic classes, and the dissatisfaction on the empty promises of the “American Dream”.

This document was worked on by A. Philip Randolph, Bayard Rustin, and Martin Luther King Jr., as a means of developing a plan. This plan particularly focused on moving America's most vulnerable, both Black and white people alike, out of poverty.

I am Joaquín is a piece of poetry which explores the diaspora feeling of Mexican Americans (Chicano's). It highlights the cultural disconnect felt and the rise of the Chicano Movement.

What happens when a community refuses to stay silent about its own erasure? That’s at the heart of Let Me Speak!, the powerful testimony of Domitila Barrios de Chungara, a Bolivian miner’s wife who found her voice in union organizing and the Housewives’ Committees.

Maurice Bishop was a prominent anti-capitalist Grenadian Prime Minister. He fought hard for many pressing issues, such as worker's rights, women's rights, and the overall fight against racism and apartheid. 

In this book Race, Reform, and Rebellion, the third chapter, The Demand for Reform, 1964-1960, Manning highlights the large disparities present amongst white and Black Americans, particularly with regard to Jim Crow laws.

In this book Race, Reform, and Rebellion, the fourth chapter, We Shall Overcome, 1960-1965, concepts such as the Second Reconstruction Civil Rights movement were occurring with the goal to rid society of Jim Crow laws

Gonzales was a boxer, politician, activist, and public speaker. This book is a compilation of Gonzales work over the span of 20+ years. It is divided by order of speeches, plays, poetry's, and other messages. 

This book compiled by Akbar Muhammad Ahmad, goes through the journey of Black workers and how they were one of the last peoples to be allowed to work in the automotive industry.

The author, Eric Perkins, goes through the battles in which the League of Revolutionary Black Workers went through, and how they were able to form themselves as a formidable bloc against their oppressors.

Nimtz delves into the Civil Rights Movement (CRM) and their usage of non-tactical violence such as bus boycotts and catalyst events for the CRM, such as Emmit Till's murder and Bloody Sunday – a civil rights march demanding for voting rights in Alabama. 

In this article, Nimtz strengthens his positionality on the working class to rise against the capitalist class, and advocates for themselves to bring about a revolution.