Florence Kelley’s Rhetorical Analysis of the Eight-Hour Movement
Words: 2387 Pages: 8 1677The Boston Labor Day Parade of 1889 In 1889, the people of Boston held a grand Labor Day parade in which multiple unions pulled floats with flags, signs, and music. Labor’s great army was on the march with banners proclaiming their demands. Carpenters’ Union 33 of Boston had painted on its float, “We are organized to elevate,” and on the reverse side, “Set on 8 hours.” Other banners read: “Nine hours a day has paved a way, eight hours has […]