Labor Day is about Laborers

I was reading the comments section of Heather Cox Richardson’s Letters from an American today. As usual, her letter was spot on. But a guy named Gary Loft ended his comment with “I dreamed I saw Joe Hill”

I can’t think of a more beautiful or appropriate way to honor LABOR to day. Here’s “Joe Hill” rendered by one of the most beautiful voices America has ever experienced. We need some more Joes and another Joan. Now.

The music begins quickly – the awful ad can be skipped in a few seconds. Enjoy.

Letters from an American
September 3, 2023
Almost one hundred and forty-one years ago, on September 5, 1882, workers in New York City celebrated the first Labor Day holiday with a parade. The parade almost didn’t happen: there was no band, and no one wanted to start marching without music. Once the Jewelers Union of Newark Two showed up with musicians, the rest of the marchers, eventually number…
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