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(Ep. 59) William "Big Bill" Haywood - A Life Larger Than Most

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Let’s talk about William “Big Bill” Dudley Haywood!

Standing at 6 feet tall and weighing well over 200 pounds, Big Bill was truly larger than life as he battled mining trusts, corporations, private armies, and government forces alike. He fought them with his agile mind, his calloused knuckles, and probably most importantly he damaged them with his words.

He, along with Mother Jones and Eugene Debs, dominated the labor movement of the late 19th to the mid 20th centuries in a way that is still felt even today.

Some activists may have been smarter in one way or another, some more well read in theory, and others more effective at maneuvering, but none left as indelible a mark on the country as these three.

And Big Bill? Well, he left a mark on the world unlike any other…

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Let’s talk about William “Big Bill” Dudley Haywood!

Standing at 6 feet tall and weighing well over 200 pounds, Big Bill was truly larger than life as he battled mining trusts, corporations, private armies, and government forces alike. He fought them with his agile mind, his calloused knuckles, and probably most importantly he damaged them with his words.

He, along with Mother Jones and Eugene Debs, dominated the labor movement of the late 19th to the mid 20th centuries in a way that is still felt even today.

Some activists may have been smarter in one way or another, some more well read in theory, and others more effective at maneuvering, but none left as indelible a mark on the country as these three.

And Big Bill? Well, he left a mark on the world unlike any other…

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This podcast and related works take a lot of effort and time to produce!

Please help us keep it going if you are able with a one-time donation or recurring subscription at Buy Me A Coffee!

LINK: www.buymeacoffee.com/tribunusplebis

Please, if you have a moment, take a second to rate and review on Apple! It's the single best way you can help us grow aside from word of mouth!

Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2Fa69IA

Check out all of our links at our LinkTree!

https://linktr.ee/TribunusPlebisMedia

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