OriginalGumby
20th October 2009, 02:26
http://socialistworker.org/2009/10/19/how-i-became-a-socialist
Politicians gathered at the U.S. Capitol October 8 to unveil a bronze statue of Helen Keller. But while they honored Keller's work organizing on behalf of people with disabilities, they ignored the radical politics that was at the heart of Keller's activism. Keller was a fierce opponent of war, a socialist and a member of the Industrial Workers of the World.
Here, we reprint an essay by Keller, first published in 1912 in one of the leading socialist newspapers of the time, the New York Call.
I just thought this was awesome. I remember reading about Helen when I was in middle school but of course we never learned this part. Our hidden history is all around us.
Politicians gathered at the U.S. Capitol October 8 to unveil a bronze statue of Helen Keller. But while they honored Keller's work organizing on behalf of people with disabilities, they ignored the radical politics that was at the heart of Keller's activism. Keller was a fierce opponent of war, a socialist and a member of the Industrial Workers of the World.
Here, we reprint an essay by Keller, first published in 1912 in one of the leading socialist newspapers of the time, the New York Call.
I just thought this was awesome. I remember reading about Helen when I was in middle school but of course we never learned this part. Our hidden history is all around us.