The early quilds of cordwainers. carpenters. stone masons. blacksmiths. silver smithsPaul Revere was oneraised their voices against the tyranny of King George. They protested unfair taxes and the abuses of English rule. And yes. they fought our first revolution. As our Nation grew. the right of free association became synonomous with the Bill of Rights. And as waves of immigrants came to our shores to seek new economic opportunities as well as religious and political freedom they were to become part of a classic struggle between capital and labor. Witness the Great Irish Potato Famine. The deplorable conditions that Irish peasants had to endure: the exploitation. the rank discrimination. and surely we can recall the famous folk ballad-"No Irish Need Apply".
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