Tuesday, March 22, 2011

100 years after Triangle fire, horror resonates - Earthlink - Main News

100 Years After Triangle Fire, Horror Resonates
NEW YORK (AP) — It was a warm spring Saturday when dozens of immigrant girls and women leapt to their deaths — some with their clothes on fire, some holding hands — as horrified onlookers watched the Triangle Shirtwaist factory burn.

Just a reminder to the plight of immigrants and labor in general. A story that needs to be told in these days of government intervention in labor rights.


100 years after Triangle fire, horror resonates - Earthlink - Main News

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