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Bob Feldman : Labor Unions and the Communist Party Are Active in Texas, 1930-1940

Posted on February 6, 2013 by Thorne Dreyer

Emma Tenayuca, leader of the pecan shellers’ strike at the age of 21, stands on the steps of San Antonio’s City Hall in 1938. Tenayuca was also active in the Communist Party in Texas. Image from the Institute of Texan … Continue reading →

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Bob Feldman : The Rise of the Texas ‘Big Rich,’ 1930-1940

Posted on January 29, 2013 by Thorne Dreyer

Charles Marsh, owner of the Austin American and Austin Statesman (later merged as the Austin American-Statesman), also made big money in the oil business. Image from the Public Welfare Foundation.The hidden history of Texas Part 11: 1930-1940/2 — The rise … Continue reading →

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Bob Feldman : Texas During the Great Depression, 1930-1940

Posted on January 15, 2013 by Thorne Dreyer

Jobless men picket at San Antonio City Hall, c. 1932. Image from the San Antonio Light Collection, UT Institute of Texan Cultures.The hidden history of Texas Part 11: 1930-1940/1 — Economic survival difficult during Great Depression By Bob Feldman | … Continue reading →

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Bob Feldman : Race, Unions, and the Booming Texas Oil Business, 1920-1930

Posted on December 27, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Burkburnett oil field, Burkburnett, Texas, circa 1920. Image from Texas in the 1920s.The hidden history of Texas Part 10: 1920-1930/2 — Race, exploitation of workers, and the booming oil business By Bob Feldman | The Rag Blog | December 27, … Continue reading →

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Bob Feldman : The Rise of the Klan in Texas, 1920-1930

Posted on December 12, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Flyer for “Ku Klux Klan Day,” October 24, 1923. Image from The Portal to Texas History.The hidden history of Texas Part 10: 1920-1930/1 — The rise of the Klan in Texas By Bob Feldman | The Rag Blog | December … Continue reading →

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Bob Feldman : Socialism, Women’s Suffrage, and the NAACP in Texas, 1890-1920

Posted on May 30, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Socialist Eugene V. Debs, top center, visited Texas Socialists. Photo courtesy of Marty Boswell, a descendent of E.O. Meitzen of Hallettsville, who helped organize the Farmers’ Alliance. Image from labordallas.org.The hidden history of Texas Part IX: 1890-1920/6 — Socialism, women’s … Continue reading →

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Bob Feldman : Labor and Farmer Activism in Texas, 1890-1920

Posted on April 10, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Southern Pine Lumber Company workers at the company store, Diboll, Texas, about 1907. Photo courtesy of The History Center, Diboll. Image from Texas Beyond History.The hidden history of Texas Part IX: 1890-1920/5 — Labor and farmer activism By Bob Feldman … Continue reading →

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Bob Feldman : Texas Oil Industry Emerges; O. Henry Publishes, 1890-1920

Posted on March 13, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

William Sydney Porter (later to be known as O. Henry) in Austin, circa 1880’s. Image from Austin History Center, Austin Public Library / Wikimedia Commons.The hidden history of Texas Part IX: 1890-1920/4 — Oil business emerges; O. Henry publishes By … Continue reading →

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Bob Feldman : Disenfranchising Black Voters in Texas, 1890-1920

Posted on February 28, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Poll Tax Receipt, January 30, 1908; digital image from the University of North Texas Libraries.The hidden history of Texas Part IX: 1890-1920/3 — Disenfranchising black voters in Texas By Bob Feldman / The Rag Blog / February 28, 2012 [This … Continue reading →

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Bob Feldman : The Rise and Fall of the Populist Party in Texas, 1890-1920

Posted on February 7, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Negro Populist organizer J. P. Rayner, early 1890’s. Image from Vangobot.The hidden history of Texas Part IX: 1890-1920/2 — The Rise and Fall of the Populist Party By Bob Feldman / The Rag Blog / February 6, 2012 [This is … Continue reading →

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Bob Feldman : Segregation and Lynchings in Texas, 1890-1920

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Unidentified African-American man lynched in Texas, 1910. Image from Legends of America.The hidden history of Texas Part IX: 1890-1920/1 — Segregation and lynchings in Texas By Bob Feldman / The Rag Blog / January 24, 2012 [This is the first … Continue reading →

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Bob Feldman : Populism, Labor Organizing, and White Chauvinism in Texas, 1876-1890

Posted on January 4, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Flag of the Texas Farmers Alliance. Image from HHS AP US History.The hidden history of Texas Part VIII: Populism, labor organizing, and white chauvinism in Texas, 1876-1890 By Bob Feldman / The Rag Blog / January 4, 2012 [This is … Continue reading →

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