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The '''''Birmingham Labor Advocate''''' was a newspaper published in [[Birmingham]] from [[1888]] to [[1948]] and allied with the international labor movement and, specifically the American Federation of Labor (AFL). | The '''''Birmingham Labor Advocate''''' was a weekly newspaper published in [[Birmingham]] from [[1888]] to [[1948]] and allied with the international labor movement and, specifically the American Federation of Labor (AFL). | ||
Founded as a daily in [[1888]] by [[Jere Dennis]], an AFL organizer, the paper switched to a weekly schedule in [[1891]] and became the official mouthpiece for the [[Birmingham Trades Council]], which Dennis served as president in [[1893]]. | |||
[[William Mailly]], a miner blacklisted after the [[1894 miners' strike]], served Dennis as Associate Editor from [[1895]] to [[1896]]. | |||
[[J. H. F. Mosley]] took over as publisher after Dennis left in [[1896]] to run for the [[Alabama House of Representatives]]. | |||
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==References== | |||
* Harris, Carl V. (1977) "Bibliographical Essay". ''Political Power in Birmingham, 1871-1921.'' Twentieth Century America Series. Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press., p. 298 | |||
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[[Category:Labor activists]] | [[Category:Labor activists]] | ||
Revision as of 19:02, 25 November 2007
The Birmingham Labor Advocate was a weekly newspaper published in Birmingham from 1888 to 1948 and allied with the international labor movement and, specifically the American Federation of Labor (AFL).
Founded as a daily in 1888 by Jere Dennis, an AFL organizer, the paper switched to a weekly schedule in 1891 and became the official mouthpiece for the Birmingham Trades Council, which Dennis served as president in 1893.
William Mailly, a miner blacklisted after the 1894 miners' strike, served Dennis as Associate Editor from 1895 to 1896.
J. H. F. Mosley took over as publisher after Dennis left in 1896 to run for the Alabama House of Representatives.
References
- Harris, Carl V. (1977) "Bibliographical Essay". Political Power in Birmingham, 1871-1921. Twentieth Century America Series. Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press., p. 298