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Robert Paul Prager

4/3/18

100 Years Ago this Week, During WW 1, a German-American Was Lynched

by Carl R. Weinberg

It is a cautionary tale about the dangers of war hysteria, but also something more: testament to the solidarity of the labor movement.

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Robert Paul Prager

100 Years Ago this Week, During WW 1, a German-American Was Lynched

by Carl R. Weinberg