The Fresno Free Speech Fight of the Industrial Workers of the World in California

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The Fresno Free Speech Fight of the Industrial Workers of the World


California State Historical Marker, Fresno County

	In planter 100 ft SW of clock tower, Broadway and Mariposa Mall, Fresno, CA, USA Latitude & Longitude: 36.734136, -119.79243

	At the corner of Mariposa and I Streets, from October 1910 to March 1911, the Industrial Workers of the World fought for the right of free speech in their efforts to organize Fresno's unskilled labor force. This was the first fight for free speech in California, and the first attempt to organize the valley's unskilled workers. Last updated: 11/11/2009 11:05:23 The Fresno Free Speech Fight of the Industrial Workers of the World Historical Marker Location Map, California

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