St. Louis Commune of 1877, Communism in The Heartland – by Mark Kruger

Book reading by Mark Kruger
In 1877, as a result of the first national railway strike, workers and trade unionists in St. Louis Missouri organized a general strike and ran the city for three days. This strike and commune have been censored out of history in St. Louis and the United States although it is an important and historic part of working-class history.St. Louis historian and author Mark Kruger will give a presentation on his work followed by discussion.