CatholicEdHead
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Sun Apr-10-11 06:09 PM
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Labor History of Torchlight Parades |
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I am not sure everyone knows the history of Torchlight Parades in this country and the labor connection. We can thank the Locofoco movement in NYC in 1835 that started it. The next time you attend one, be sure to remember the labor roots that started them. http://books.google.com/books?id=i9Tk_WF9Hc4C&pg=PA86&lpg=PA86&dq=torchlight+parade+locofocoism&source=bl&ots=yntC5VbYsE&sig=6bjTj1UWF3asrpJhPSoMC0GHTiY&hl=en&ei=pTaiTY6RJoTC0QHoybT7BA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CBUQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false(Bottom page 85, top page 86).
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