Knights of Labor
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Knights of Labor
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Knights of Labor
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Knights of Labor of America
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Knights of Labor of America
Noble Order of the Knights of Labor
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Noble Order of the Knights of Labor
National Assembly of the Knights of Labor
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National Assembly of the Knights of Labor
KofL
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KofL
Order of the Knights of Labor
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Order of the Knights of Labor
Chevaliers du travail
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Chevaliers du travail
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Biographical History
Labor organization.
Organized in Philadelphia in 1869 as a general labor organization to protect and promote American laborers. One of ther goals was to prohibit the importation of foreign labor under contract. In 1880's, California's local Assemblies worked to ban use of Chinese immigrants and to promote use of American laborers in their stead.
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External Related CPF
https://viaf.org/viaf/124957478
https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n50061807
https://id.loc.gov/authorities/n50061807
https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1416650
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Subjects
Business, Industry, Labor, and Commerce
Chinese
Chinese Americans
Discrimination in employment
Fraternal organizations
Labor movement
Labor unions
Labor unions
Labor unions
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Places
United States
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California--San Francisco
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California
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United States
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United States
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United States
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Rutland (Vt.)
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Brandon (Vt.)
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Vermont
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Convention Declarations
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