The Birth of a Holiday
The late Marxist historian Eric Hobsbawm recounts the origins of International Workers' Day.

http://www.jacobinmag.com/2017/05/the-birth-of-a-holiday
Date Written:  2017-05-01
Publisher:  Jacobin
Year Published:  2017
Resource Type:  Article
Cx Number:  CX20702

The history of the fight, by the working class, for a holiday for the working class.

Subject Headings

• Holidays
• Labour Movement
• Socialism
• Workers' Rights