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Don’t Mourn – Organize

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Title

Don’t Mourn – Organize

Subject

Labor Movement

Description

This button contains the words, “Don’t mourn, organize,” commemorating the lyrics of songwriter and labor activist Joe Hill. The phrase became a popular slogan within the labor movement.

Creator

unknown

Source

Roz Payne

Publisher

Center for Digital Research in the Humanities, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Date

ca. 1960s

Format

Button

Type

Physical Object

Collection

Tags

Citation

unknown, “Don’t Mourn – Organize,” Roz Payne Sixties Archive, accessed April 3, 2025, https://rozsixties.unl.edu/items/show/212.

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