Samuel Gompers's guest appearances

Samuel Gompers

Curious City

Ipse Dixit

John Newman

Tim Schneider

Eric Goldman

Carrie Goldberg

Lawrence Lessig

Nicholas Bagley

Heidi Matthews

Leigh Goodmark

Todd Zywicki

Simon Tam

Greg Shill

Adam Winkler

Patrick O'Donnell

David Ley

Ben Carter

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Samuel Gompers fought for the eight-hour work day and helped create child labor laws. But for all he achieved, he was also fiercely anti-immigrant. We explore Gompers' life, legacy, and the statue built to this complicated man.

Measuring a Man: The Complicated Stature of Labor Leader Samuel Gompers

On January 16, 1918, in New York City, American Federation of Labor President Samuel Gompers recorded a speech titled "Labor's Service to Freedom" for the Columbia Graphophone Company's "Nation's Forum" label. Gompers recorded at least 2 takes. This is the second take, which was published by Nation's Forum. In the speech, Gompers expresses the AFL's support for the United States war effort, and explains why it is necessary to victory.This recording is part of the Library of Congress, "American Leaders Speak: Recordings from World War I" collection. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On January 16, 1918, in New York City, American Federation of Labor President <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Gompers" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Samuel Gompers</a> recorded a speech titled "Labor's Service to Freedom" for the Columbia Graphophone Company's "Nation's Forum" label. Gompers recorded at least 2 takes. This is the second take, which was published by Nation's Forum. In the speech, Gompers expresses the AFL's support for the United States war effort, and explains why it is necessary to victory.<a href="https://www.loc.gov/item/2004650672/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">This recording</a> is part of the Library of Congress, "<a href="https://www.loc.gov/collections/world-war-i-and-1920-election-recordings/about-this-collection/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">American Leaders Speak: Recordings from World War I</a>" collection. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

From the Archives 25: Samuel Gompers, Labor's Service to Freedom (1918)