This collection of the Knights of Labor Journal provides a valuable resource for understanding the rise and fall of one of America's most important labor unions. With articles on everything from worker's rights and union organizing to political activism and social justice, the journal provides a fascinating snapshot of the issues and debates that shaped the labor movement during the late 19th century. Illustrated with engravings and photographs, this collection is an essential resource for anyone interested in the history of American labor. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

This book explores the political economy of labor repression and expands the meaning of repression by looking at the relation of politics to economics throughout the course of US history. It explains how and why this relation leads to the repression of labor and considers how it develops over time from the social relation of capital and labor.