1919
A Graphic History of the Winnipeg General Strike
by The Graphic History Collective and David Lester
Description
In May and June 1919, more than 30,000 workers walked off the job in Winnipeg, Manitoba. They struck for a variety of reasons—higher wages, collective bargaining rights, and more power for working people. The strikers made national and international headlines, and they inspired workers to mount sympathy strikes in many other Canadian cities. Although the strike lasted for six weeks, it ultimately ended in defeat. The strike was violently crushed by police, in collusion with state officials and Winnipeg’s business elites.
One hundred years later, the Winnipeg General Strike remains one of the most significant events in Canadian history. This comic book revisits the strike to introduce new generations to its many lessons, illuminating the brutal tactics that governments and bosses use to crush workers’ movements and the power of class struggle and solidarity.
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Rights Information
World rights held.
French edition available outside of Canada.
Rights sold: German.
Endorsements
1919 is both inspired and inspiring; it is essential reading for our times!
– Paul Buhle, editor of Wobblies! and co-author of A People’s History of American Empire
Author Biography
The Graphic History Collective is made up of activists, artists, writers, and researchers passionate about comics, history, and social change. They produce alternative histories—people’s histories—in an accessible format to help people understand the historical roots of contemporary social issues. Previous publications include the Wilson Prize-winning Drawn to Change: Graphic Histories of Working-Class Struggle and May Day: A Graphic History of Protest.
David Lester is an artist, writer, illustrator, author of the graphic novel The Listener, guitarist for Mecca Normal, as well as the creator of many other politically-engaged art projects.
Bibliographic Information
- Publisher Between the Lines
- Publication Date January 2019
- Orginal LanguageEnglish
- ISBN/Identifier 9781771134200
- Publication Country or regionCanada
- FormatPaperback
- Pages130
- ReadershipGeneral
- Publish StatusPublished
- Copyright Year2019
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