A celebration held October 11, 1998 marks the centennial of the Battle of Virden
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"And I long to see the day when Labor will have the destiny of the nation in her own hands and she will stand as a united force and show the world what the workers can do." --- Mary Harris "Mother" Jones, 1830-1930
Illinois Labor History Society