Ben Fletcher and Militancy on the Docks
He\u2019s one of the most important African American leaders you\u2019ve probably never heard of: Ben Fletcher was a trailblazing anti-capitalist and labor leader, heading up the powerful multiracial Philadelphia-based dockworkers union, Local 8. Historian Peter Cole has made it his life\u2019s work to unearth the contributions of Fletcher, who was jailed for his politics, and has left a legacy from which we can still learn.\nResources:\nThe Chicago Race Riot of 1919 Commemoration Project\nPeter Cole (ed.), Ben Fletcher: The Life and Times of a Black Wobbly PM Press, 2021\nThe post Ben Fletcher and Militancy on the Docks appeared first on KPFA.