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09/08/1921 |
“Slave auction” held on Boston Common. |
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11/04/1922 |
Massachusetts voters oppose a ban on child labor. |
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1922 |
Boston Retirement Act is adopted. |
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1925 |
Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters Boston chapter is established. |
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1929 |
Greater proportion of Boston workers belong to unions than those of other major U.S. cities. |
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03/06/1930 |
Labor Rally is held on Boston Common. |
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03/12/1930 |
Longshoremen riot on the Boston waterfront. |
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10/06/1930 |
American Federation of Labor national convention is held in Boston. |
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1932 |
Depression leads to soaring unemployment among African-Americans in Boston. |
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03/04/1933 |
Frances Perkins is appointed U.S. Secretary of Labor in Washington, D.C. |
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