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JOE HILL.

Authors :
Snow, Richard F.
Source :
American Heritage. Oct1976, Vol. 27 Issue 6, p78-79. 2p.
Publication Year :
1976

Abstract

This article profiles Joe Hill, songwriter of the Industrial Workers of the World labor union who was executed by a firing squad in Utah in the nineteenth century. He became a martyr of the labor movement. "The Preacher and the Slave" became his most famous song. He was falsely arrested and charged with the murders of a local grocer and his son.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00028738
Volume :
27
Issue :
6
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
American Heritage
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
20269003