Episodes 11 and 12 are live, and our series is officially over!
In these last episodes, we cover the fall of Powderly from the head of the Knights, and the final fall of the Order in the following years. Then we discuss what the legacy of the Knights of Labor means today.
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Episodes 9 and 10 are public! After an unprecedented year of conflict and growth, the Knights of Labor find themselves under attack from within the labor movement as well as employers and vigilantes. In response, they decide to do some purges.
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The May Day strikes transformed working-class communities across the country in the image of the Knights of Labor.
Hear more about the groundbreaking upheaval of 1886 in the latest episodes of Storm the Fort.
Episodes 7 and 8 are public!
We finally talk about the Great Upheaval of 1886: the massive Great Southwestern Strike and Eight Hour strikes that inspired the first May Day. This upheaval shocked the capitalist class and transformed working-class communities to their core.
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May Day is about freedom: the freedom to have a life beyond work and to control your own time when you are working.
Hear the story of the first May Day in 1886, and its violent suppression, this Thursday with Episodes 7 and 8 of Storm the Fort!
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Episodes 5 and 6 are public!
For the first time, the Knights begin to actually win major strikes, propelling them to become the largest labor organization in American history. With their new notoriety, the face new questions about their goals and who they truly represent.
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Turns out robber barons haven't changed much in 150 years. Episodes 5 and 6 of Storm the Fort drop this Thursday, April 24th!
The Great Railroad Strike launched a new era of labor organizing in 1877. Four years into an economic depression, thousands of workers across the country spontaneously launched into a violent strike against most of the major railroads, resulting in dozens of deaths 🧵
One of the first real tests of the Knights' new strength was a massive strike of telegraphers under the banner of District Assembly 45 in 1883. While it seemed promising at first, the strike quickly fell apart as the bosses were much better organized.











