North Carolina

‘Marxist School of Theory & Struggle’ opens in North Carolina

Members, candidate members and friends of Workers World Party kicked off a week-long Marxist School of Theory and Struggle on…

August 20, 2012

Textile workers built unions, led strikes and and fought racism

Eyes on North Carolina Textile workers built unions, led major strikes and fought racism starting in the 1920s in the…

August 20, 2012

Boston unionist: Why it’s important to organize the South

Ed Childs, chief steward of UNITE HERE Local 26 in Boston, has been in Charlotte since Aug. 1, hitting the…

August 20, 2012

Southern workers launch alliance to demand human rights

On the opening day of the Democratic National Convention, Sept. 3, workers from throughout the South will hold a Southern…

August 9, 2012

Hunger strikes rattle North Carolina’s abusive prison system

Durham, N.C. — Over 100 prisoners started a hunger strike on July 16 at three facilities in North Carolina: Bertie…

August 2, 2012

March on Wall Street South builds

Charlotte, N.C. - Organizing for the March on Wall Street South is going full speed ahead in Charlotte and across…

July 29, 2012

Entrenching racism: the repeal of N.C.’s Racial Justice Act

North Carolina has a long history of violence and racism, from public hangings at the turn of the 20th century…

July 27, 2012

Eyes on North Carolina: Slave rebellions & the legacy of resistance

This is the third in a series of historical articles leading up to the Sept. 2 March on Wall Street…

July 17, 2012