May Day and Nationalism, 1867-1960
by
Donna T. Haverty-Stacke
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2008
Though now a largely forgotten holiday in the United States, May Day was founded here in 1886 by an energized labor movement as a part of its struggle for the eight-hour day. In ensuing years, May Day took on new meaning, and by the early 1900s had become an annual rallying point for anarchists, socialists,...