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Samuel "Sam" Fielden (February 25, 1847 – February 7, 1922) was an English-born American Methodist pastor, socialist, anarchist and labor activist who was one of eight convicted in the 1886 Haymarket bombing.
Jun 18, 2024 · Samuel Fielden: An English worker’s place in the origins of May Day. A vivid account of the horrors and poverty that abounded in working-class life on both sides of the Atlantic when capital had free reign and workers no rights.
Samuel Fielden was born in Todmorden, Lancashire, England, in 1847. His father campaigned against child labour and was active in the Ten Hours Movement and Chartism. Fielden worked for thirteen years in a textile mill before becoming a Methodist minister. In 1868 Fielden he emigrated to the United States.
May 1, 2013 · Autobiography of Samuel Fielden, anarchist who was convicted after the Haymarket riot but escaped execution and was later pardoned.
May 4, 2016 · Only around 500 people remained around 10:30 p.m., when the rally’s last speaker, a British-born stone hauler named Samuel Fielden, counseled his listeners to “Keep your eye on the law…Throttle...
Biography of Samuel Fielden, campaigner against child labour. Samuel joined the family textile business in Todmorden. With his father, John Fielden, MP for Oldham and leading the campaign against child labour, Samuel quickly became the dominant figure in the family business.
Samuel Fielden was born in England and settled in Chicago in 1871. He joined the International Working People's Association in 1884 and became a popular speaker, using orating skills he had ...
