MikeDunnAuthor<p>Today In Labor History April 3, 1917: After the U.S. declared war, sailors, escorted by police, destroyed the IWW building in Kansas City. The action inspired similar attacks in Detroit, Duluth and other towns that had a large IWW presence. </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/workingclass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>workingclass</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LaborHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LaborHistory</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IWW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IWW</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/union" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>union</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PoliceBrutality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PoliceBrutality</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/antiwar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>antiwar</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/police" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>police</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/wwi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wwi</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/kansascity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>kansascity</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/redscare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>redscare</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/palmer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>palmer</span></a></p>