knightsoflabor



The Knights of Labor: The Knights of Labor was an industrial union that formed in 1869 in Philadelphia. The union organized men and woman, skilled and unskilled, into a single union. The leaders of the Knights of Labor preferred not to strike or acts of violence as a tool, but some members did not agree with this. This ultimately led to their downfall in the 1890s. This information was provided by:

America, Pathways to the Present (p. 248-249) http://www.takver.com/history/lh_gifs/kol_seal.gif