Social Anarchism
Social anarchism in the contemporary United States has roots tracing back to well before the American Civil War. Early leaders included Lucy Parsons and Albert Parsons along with many immigrants who brought their radicalism with them such as Johann Most, Emma Goldman, and Big Bill Haywood, and many others. Their influence on the early American labor movement was dramatic, with the execution of Albert Parsons and the other Haymarket Martyrs providing a key rallying cry for the early American labor movement and spurring the creation of radical unions throughout the country. The largest - the Industrial Workers of the World, was founded in 1905. Swedish-American musician Joe Hill is also one of the most famous social anarchist protest singers to have ever lived.
Social anarchism includes anarcho-communism, anarcho-syndicalism, libertarian socialism, and other forms of anarchism that take the creation of social goods as their first priority.
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