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![Elizabeth Gurley Flynn addressing strikers in Paterson, N.J. (1913) [socialistworker.org]](https://stahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/event-photos/Individuals/elizabethFlynn.jpg)
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn (1890 - 1964)Aug 7th, 1890
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, born on this day in 1890, was a communist activst and feminist who played a leading role in the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), and the Communist Party USA (CPUSA).
Image: Elizabeth Gurley Flynn addressing strikers in Paterson, N.J. (1913) [socialistworker.org]
Jourdon Anderson Letter (1865)Aug 7th, 1865
On this day in 1865, freedman Jourdon Anderson (1825 - 1907) wrote a humorous and pointed response to decline the request of his former master to return to the plantation, which had fallen into disrepair after the Civil War.