Edited and introduced by Gale Ahrens, here, for the first time, is a hefty selection of the writings and speeches of the woman the Chicago police called 'More dangerous than a thousand rioters!' "Lucy Parsons' writings are among the best and strongest in the history of US anarchism. ...Her long and often traumatic experience of the capitalist injustice system - from the KKK terror in her youth, through Haymarket and the judicial murder of her husband, to the US government's war on the Wobblies - made her not 'just another victim' but an extraordinarily articulate witness to, and vehement crusader against, all injustice." [from the introduction by Gale Ahrens] "Lucy Parsons personae and historical role provide material for the makings of a truly exemplary figure.....anarchist, labor organizer, writer, editor, publisher, and dynamic speaker, a woman of color of mixed black, Mexican and Native American heritage, a founder of the 1880s Chicago Working women's Union that organized garment workers, called for equal pay for equal work, and even invited housewives to join with the demand of wages for housework; and later (1905) co-founder of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), which made the organizing of women and people of color a priority....For a better understanding of the concept of direct action and its implications, no other historical figure can match the lessons provided by Lucy Parsons." [from the Afterword by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz]

This collection of writings by Lucy Parsons (1853-1942) offers a compelling glimpse into the life and ideas of one of the most influential labor activists and anarchists in American history. She was known for her passionate advocacy for labor rights, anarchism, and social justice. This new large print edition, designed to make reading comfortable, includes influential works like 'The Principles of Anarchism', a foundational text articulating her political philosophy, and 'A word to Tramps' which calls for direct action against poverty and injustice. Table of contents: 1. The Principles of Anarchism 2. A Word to Tramps 3. Our Civilization: Is It Worth Saving? 4. A Christmas Story 5. We Are All Anarchists 6. The Factory Child 7. Americans! Arouse Yourselves! 8. What Freedom Means 9. Anarchism 10. The Eight Hour Strike of 1886

The New World in Our Hearts collective reprinted a speech on anarchism Lucy Parsons, who was Black, Mexican-American and Indian-American, gave in 1913.

Contains addresses by August Spies, Michael Schwab, Oscar Neebe, Adolf Fischer, Louis Lingg, George Engel, Samuel Fielden, and Albert R. Parsons.