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On this day in 1921, the first skirmishes of the Battle of Blair Mountain took place. More than 10,000 armed workers battled with state forces, making it the largest post-Civil War uprising and the largest labor uprising in U.S. history.
Image: Three miners with a federal soldier prepare to surrender their weapons
On this day in 1968, black bus drivers of the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) began a two week strike that shut down nearly half of the city's bus routes, effectively paralyzing the south and west sides of the city.
Image: A still from the documentary "Labor Beat: CTA Strike of 1968" showing a group of black bus drivers applauding and cheering
![Pro-welfare protesters marching in Philadelphia, Cheri Honkala in front [libcom.org]](https://stahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/event-photos/Events/phillyWelfareProtests.png)
On this day in 1996, in response to state-wide welfare cuts, poor Philadelphians, organized through the Kensington Welfare Rights Union (KWRU), began a 140-mile march from Philadelphia to Harrisburg, the capital of Pennsylvania.
Image: Pro-welfare protesters marching in Philadelphia, Cheri Honkala in front [libcom.org]