Paul Wright
In August 1968, Democrats gather at their National Convention in Chicago to debate a platform for a deeply divided party and select a presidential nominee. Factions are split over issues such as civil rights, infrastructure, and the war on poverty—not to mention the war in Vietnam. Meanwhile, crowds of protesters descend upon the city. Impassioned […]
In August 1968, Democrats gather at their National Convention in Chicago to debate a platform for a deeply divided party and select a presidential nominee. Factions are split over issues such as civil rights, infrastructure, and the war on poverty—not to mention the war in Vietnam. Meanwhile, crowds of protesters descend upon the city. Impassioned […]
In 1378, many of the working-class laborers in Florence—including the wool-carders upon whom Florence’s lucrative, international wool and cloth trade depended—were operating without the more typical protections of a medieval guild. Where Florentine guild-members had important protections of their rights and equally important obligations to the practice of their craft, the so-called “Ciompi” laborers were […]
In 1378, many of the working-class laborers in Florence—including the wool-carders upon whom Florence’s lucrative, international wool and cloth trade depended—were operating without the more typical protections of a medieval guild. Where Florentine guild-members had important protections of their rights and equally important obligations to the practice of their craft, the so-called “Ciompi” laborers were […]