13 April 1890: Ben Fletcher born
Mini-podcast about the birth of highly influential Industrial Workers of the World union organiser, Ben Fletcher, in Philadelphia in 1890.Learn more about Fletcher's life and activism in episodes 73-74 of the Working Class History podcast: https://workingclasshistory.com/podcast/e73-ben-fletcher/And get hold of this book from our online store: Ben Fletcher: The Life And Times Of A Black WobblySee all of our anniversaries each day, alongside sources and maps on the On This Day section of our Stories app: stories.workingclasshistory.com/date/todayAnd browse all Stories by Date here on the Date index: https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/dateOur work is only possible because of support from you, our listeners on patreon. If you appreciate our work, please join us and access exclusive content and benefits at patreon.com/workingclasshistory.AcknowledgementsWritten and edited by Working Class History.Theme music by Ricardo Araya. Check out his YouTube channel at youtube.com/@peptoattack