Big Bill
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Big Bill was a prominent early 20th-century American labor leader and founding member of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), known for his militant union organizing and advocacy for industrial unionism.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Big Bill Haywood | 0 |
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American labor leader
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human ⓘ |
| advocatedFor |
class struggle
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direct action by workers ⓘ industrial unionism ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Western Federation of Miners NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | William Dudley Haywood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| era | early 20th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Haywood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| ideology |
revolutionary industrial unionism
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socialism ⓘ |
| influenced |
American labor history
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later radical labor organizers ⓘ |
| knownFor |
powerful oratory
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radical labor tactics ⓘ |
| memberOf | Industrial Workers of the World NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement |
industrial unionism
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labor movement ⓘ syndicalism ⓘ |
| name | Big Bill Haywood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| nickname | Big Bill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
leadership in the Industrial Workers of the World
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militant union organizing ⓘ |
| notableWork |
organizing Western miners
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organizing unskilled and immigrant workers ⓘ |
| occupation |
labor leader
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revolutionary ⓘ trade unionist ⓘ |
| opposed |
capitalism
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craft unionism ⓘ |
| partOf | American radical tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
founding member of the Industrial Workers of the World
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leader of the Industrial Workers of the World ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
biographical studies on the IWW
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histories of the Industrial Workers of the World ⓘ |
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