Socialist & Working Class History

The Northwoods Socialist Collective was founded in the Fall of 2020.  The initiative came out of a proposal from Carl Sack (an amazing local activist who tragically passed away in the Spring of 2024) to create an organization where local revolutionary socialists could come together and coordinate their work. 

Despite being a relatively young group, a number of our founding members had been active in the local socialist movement going back to the 1990s.  But even more significantly, we stand on the shoulders of a  socialist movement that has a rich and deep history.  Understanding the lessons of that history, both the victories and the defeats, is crucial so that we can successfully move forward in our efforts to make the world a better place.  Below is a series of links to articles on local, national and international working class history.  Check back often to see what has been added.

LOCAL SOCIALIST HISTORY

• Socialist History of the Northwoods 
• Socialist Action
• Communist Party
• Socialist Labor Party
• Democratic Socialists of America
• Socialist Workers Party
  
• Communist Labor Party
• Labor-Farm Party of Wisconsin 
• Industrial Workers of the World
• Anarchists

 LOCAL LABOR HISTORY

• Jay Cooke, Labor Day & the Crazy Train of Capitalism
• The Iron 5 and the SMI Strike in Cloquet
• UWS Shamefully Fires its Custodians & Grounds Keepers
  

NATIONAL HISTORY

• 1919 Seattle General Strike
  
• 1934 Minneapolis Teamster Strike 
• Greensboro Massacre 40 Years Later 
• The Story of May Day
• ACT UP's Struggle Against Power
• The Forgotten Socialist History of MLK 
  

INTERNATIONAL HISTORY

• 1917 Russian Revolution 
• 1871 Paris Commune 
• The Hidden History of the Cuban Revolution 
• The Day Revolutionary Socialists Shut Down Sri Lanka 
• 1916 Easter Uprising in Ireland