I.W.W. RELATED WHEATLAND, CALIF. RARE C. 1913-1914 BUTTON "JUSTICE FOR THE HOP PICKERS".
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Winning Bid:
$387.81
(Includes 18% Buyer's Premium)
Bidding Ended:
Tuesday, March 13, 2018 10:00:00 PM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Tuesday, March 13, 2018 10:00:00 PM)
Item Description
7/8". The Wheatland (northern) California hop riot was a violent clash that occurred during speeches by I.W.W. organizers, among them Richard "Blackie" Ford, to about 200 agricultural workers living and harvesting hops under inhumane conditions at the Durst Ranch on August 3, 1913. The riot, sparked by arriving car loads of sheriff deputies, resulted in four deaths, including the local D.A. This was among the first major farm labor confrontations in California. Richard Ford and Herman Suhr, a prominent local I.W.W. leader (not even present at the riot) were tried and convicted of second degree murder. They were sent to Folsom prison in 1914 and remained there until 1926. This button was likely issued during their trial and the bottom edge carries the credit "Issued By International Workers Defense League Of San Francisco". We have not found any record of this group but we include with the button, which has a Brunt, San Francisco, back paper a historical summary which includes a photo of two canvas signs displaying the I.W.W. logo plus text: " Hop Pickers Headqs./Our Demands/$1.25 Per Hundred Pounds/Freedom For Ford And Suhr".
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