Although they were permitted to work. they were granted no rights to citizenship. no rights to own land. no rights for the individual. And so. Mr. Speaker. It is to the everlasting credit of America that this brave group of Polish immigrants. brought here to this country In 1610. staged the first sitdown strike in this country. These brave Polish immigrants did not strike for any monetary remuneration as we know sitdown strikes today. It was a sitdown strike for human dignity and human freedom. As a result of this action they were given full rights of citizenship. full rights to own land. and full rights to participate in the elections.
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