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Labor History Marks Birth of Anarchist Eugène Varlin
Original: Today in Labor History October 5, 1839: Eugène Varlin was born. He was an internationalist anarchist and elected member
October 5 marks the 1839 birth of Eugène Varlin, the French bookbinder, union organizer and internationalist anarchist who was elected to the Paris Commune of 1871. Born into a poor peasant family, Varlin helped lead some of the first French labor organizing and became a symbol of revolutionary worker solidarity. Commenters are sharing his story as part of an ongoing daily labor history series.
Why now: Anniversaries of radical labor figures circulate widely among left-wing and labor history communities.
Eugène VarlinParis CommuneFrance
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- Today in Labor History October 5, 1839: Eugène Varlin was born. He was an internationalist anarchist and elected member of the Paris Commune of 1871. Born into a poor, peasant family, he went on to become a bookbinder and a union organizer. He helped lead the very first French… · MikeDunnAuthor@kolektiva.social · 10
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