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Work pays America! Prosperity

[Detail] Work pays America! Prosperity

Labor has been a concern in America at least since the days of the Virginia colony. Study strikes and the rise of labor unions, including women's roles, as well as the history of the first Labor Day. See films showing workers and a typical factory during the late 1890s and early 1900s.