Lots of racist and political fights in Bisbee in the early 20th century. Never knew it as a kid growing up there. An example is there were NO Asians there, even into the 1960s. Its still basically the same town as it was when I lived there in the 1970s, except peeling paint and New Age crystal shops. Kind of miss it sometimes, even though it's now a liberal AZ stronghold.
Anybody else?
There was one there in the 1900s I think. The newer smelter was in Douglas, 30 miles SE. Bisbee is a an old mining town. It looks the same as it did in 1971, but the residents are different. Worth a look, for sure. Love the old mines and history.
I've lived off and on in the Phoenix area for more than 43 years. I've visited every corner of the state multiple times, including Bisbee (I delivered goods around the state for a few years when I was younger). There are a lot of small towns and old mining towns in Arizona like Bisbee that are like taking a step back in time. I love the nostalgia and always stop and spend a little time in them, rather than just driving through. My ex wife grew up in Safford.
Lots of racist and political fights in Bisbee in the early 20th century. Never knew it as a kid growing up there. An example is there were NO Asians there, even into the 1960s. Its still basically the same town as it was when I lived there in the 1970s, except peeling paint and New Age crystal shops. Kind of miss it sometimes, even though it's now a liberal AZ stronghold.
Anybody else?
My point wasn't to attack a lovely town that I found to be friendly. It was to comment on our culture's lack of recognition of labor history. The example of Haymarket is telling. All the world except the US and perhaps Canada celebrates the fight for the 8-hour day and the labor movement on May first. Even Carholics celebrate May 1 as St. Joseph the Worker. But I suspect that most Americans don't recognize the three events I listed.
It's called "debate politics." I inserted some politics into the discussion.
Youre right. There were several fights with labor in WWI. I never knew that as a kid growing up there. It's a fascinating period of history.
Years ago I hosted a labor leader from Pakistan at a human rights meeting in Chicago. Knowing of the Haymarket riot’s significance even as far away as Pakistan, he wished to visit the site. But he was crestfallen when he found that there was no monument to the event, aside from something honoring the police officer(s) who died. That has since been corrected. I think one or more people were executed for crimes committed, but a later governor pardoned others, given the unfairness of their trials.
I have friends with properties in Globe. Home of Radio Free Phoenix!
It used to be so much better though.
