E50: Working Class History the book

E50: Working Class History the book

Author: Working Class History February 9, 2021 Duration: 1:07:02
Podcast episode in which we talk about our new book, Working Class History: Everyday Acts of Resistance & Rebellion, with our friends at the Coffee with Comrades podcast, which they edited and put out as their episode 114. They kindly shared the audio with us, which we have lightly edited for brevity and include here as our latest episode.
In it, we discuss the book, the WCH project, the nature of people's history, our approach to class and its intersection with other forms of oppression. Our conversation also touches on lots of stories of rebellion, including the fight for the weekend, and tea breaks, opposing the Ku Klux Klan, resisting the police and more.
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Links
Full show notes, links, acknowledgements and transcript here on our website: https://workingclasshistory.com/podcast/e50-working-class-history-the-book/
This original episode on Coffee with Comrades: https://coffeewithcomrades.com/episode-114-history-from-below-ft-working-class-history
More about Coffee with Comrades: https://coffeewithcomrades.com/
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Acknowledgements
Thanks to you, our generous patrons for making this podcast possible. Special thanks to Conor Canatsey, Ariel Gioia, and Shae.
Photo courtesy https://www.instagram.com/katyeross/

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