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jan 1, 1869 - Knights of Labor Founded (1869)

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-Founded by Terence Powderly
-Advocated for employees to own shops, workplace safety laws, income tax on rich, end of child labor, and public ownership of railroads
-Open membership (skilled/unskilled workers, women, blacks)
-Had 750,000 members at peak

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Date:

jan 1, 1869
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~ 157 years ago