Rhode Island Labor History Society Annual Labor Day Event

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Revolutions by the River

What makes the Blackstone River Valley a significant place for labor history?

Park Ranger Allison Horrocks will discuss the importance of this area, from the rise of

children’s wage labor in the 18th century to the long period of deindustrialization

that characterized the 20th century. Learn about the ordinary people who enriched this

landscape, a place that remains marked by the names of industrialists

Providence, Rhode Island

Washington, DC