Peter Rileya talk by Kim Kelly at the University Pittsburgh’s Frick Fine Arts Auditorium on April 9th at 7pm as part of the Alice and Staughton Lynd Working Class History Seminar; it’s free and open to the public.
Matt NoyesSo nice to see the various obituaries of #StaughtonLynd, capturing different aspects of this life and work.
Three of his books I would recommend to get a sense of his world view:
Rank and File
Solidarity Unionism
We Are All Leaders
https://www.thenation.com/article/culture/staughton-lynd-obit/
BunkuninAn Historian in History: Staughton Lynd (1929-2022)
https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/11/25/an-historian-in-history-staughton-lynd-1929-2022/ #StaughtonLynd One of the originary, abiding influences in my education as a radical & engaged activist. What a life--he gave us so much. Thank you, comrade.
https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/11/25/an-historian-in-history-staughton-lynd-1929-2022/ #StaughtonLynd One of the originary, abiding influences in my education as a radical & engaged activist. What a life--he gave us so much. Thank you, comrade.
An Historian in History: Staughton Lynd (1929-2022)
Long before the stance was popular, Staughton and Alice were stalwart prison abolitionists. They had corresponded and visited with prisoners, perhaps most notably George Skates, the white prisoner who had refused to play the deathly race card in the Lucasville prison uprising, and was willing to pay for solidarity with his life. Staughton said he learned more about the subject in one prison than he had in twenty steel mills.
Anne Fausto SterlingAnother good one, gone. May we all have done as much to improve the world by the time our time is done. #StaughtonLynd #civilrightsmovement #legalactivit
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/18/us/staughton-lynd-dead.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/18/us/staughton-lynd-dead.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
AngolaThreeI've been reading #Wobblies and #Zapatistas recently, which introduced me to the mind of Staughton Lynd for the first time. His understanding of #radical political history and practice really helped clarify both the historical legacy of the activism tradition I am now in, and how lived experience along with a rich scholarly life helps understand points of unity and points of difference among left-wing radical traditions. It invited me to look beyond sloganeering and the surface-level tensions between groups towards the importance of dialogue and how to have the most effective conversations in search of liberation work.
#StaughtonLynd #Marxism #socialism #anarchism #history #rip #leftism #union #labor
Dana WilliamsLabor activist and radical lawyer Staughton Lynd has died. His contributions to progressive movements in the US for 60+ years were massive. Rest in power, Staughton! #StaughtonLynd
Ethan 🌒My next radical lit book is #LaborLawForTheRankAndFiler, which I will abbreviate #LLRF, by #StaughtonLynd and #DanielGross.
Kinda spooked about reading this while my family is around the house lmao. The cover is not subtle.