Wendell Phillips
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- Nov 8, 1876The Celebrity Circuit of 1876Before podcasts and TED Talks, the American lecture circuit was the ultimate stage for the era’s 'influencers'—and the money was surprisingly high.Seattle, WA
- Oct 27, 1877The Forgotten Stakeholders of the RailsIn an 1877 labor manifesto, Wendell Phillips argues that capital has failed the American worker and that mutual committees are the only path to economic peace.Snohomish, WA
- Oct 27, 1877The Millionaire’s Dilemma: A 1877 Critique on Wealth and LaborAn editorial from the Snohomish era takes on the 'purse-proud millionaires' of the Gilded Age, arguing that the true threat to the nation is the unchecked power of corporations and concentrated wealth.Snohomish, WA
- Jun 14, 1892The Political Case Against 'Human Freight'An editorial defending the exclusion of Chinese labor based on the philosophy of wage protection and the warnings of abolitionist Wendell Phillips.Seattle, WA
- Mar 29, 1912The Abolitionist Who Turned His Eyes Toward CapitalReflecting on the life of Wendell Phillips, the radical orator who identified capitalism as the next great system of servitude after chattel slavery.Everett, WA