Today in labor history April 06

[Omaha Steve]

April 06



April 6, 1712 - The first slave revolt in New York City took place, just north of Wall Street on Maiden Lane. A slave market had been established for several years in the area on Wall Street at the East River. Twenty-one blacks were executed for killing nine whites. New York responded to the revolt by strengthening its slave codes.

Birth of Rose Schneiderman, organizer of the International Ladies Garment Workers Union - 1882

April 6, 1970 - The Rev. Jesse Jackson, writing in Time magazine, said, “When blacks are unemployed, they are considered lazy and apathetic. When whites are unemployed, it’s considered a depression.”