Workers of the World
Black Communists Fought for Jobs and Safety in 1930 Washington, D.C.
Jessica Viñas-Nelson is an assistant professor in the School of Social Transformation at Arizona State University where she teaches African American History. She received her PhD from The Ohio State University and studies African American intellectual debates and identity formation.
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Black Communists Fought for Jobs and Safety in 1930 Washington, D.C.
Neither wind nor rain could stop a band of Ohio mothers from securing the education their children deserved.
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