(this is the first in a week-long series)
It happened here. In America. In Chicago.
I want to reclaim May Day as a national holiday. After our Independence Day celebrations, it is the most important day in America... but it is a day that isn't celebrated in this country. It is a day about free speech, free assembly, and the rights of American workers. It is why our country exists. It represents the democracy that we go to war for.
Yet, America's connection to May Day has nearly been erased from the history books.
And it has taken until today - May 1, 2006 - for America to reclaim May Day.
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