The May Day Orchestra
Item
Date:
2008; created; 2009;
Subject Terms:
Labor songs; May Day; Folk music; Lucy Parsons
Identifier:
IA.ITM.002202
Description
A red vinyl LP of folk music created by an orchestra of 5 located in Saint Louis, MO. There is a print of Lucy Parsons by Carlos Cortez reprinted with permission on the cover. The songs are about the historical importance of May Day and the labor movement, and inspied by labor movement figures including Lucy Parsons, Michael Schwab, Albert Parsons, August Spies, Voltairine de Cleyre, and Louis Lingg.