The complete online text of Songs of Labor and Reform by John Greenleaf Whittier.

John Greenleaf Whittier (1807-1892) was an American poet whose humanitarianism and great popular appeal established him as an important 19th-century figure. John Greenleaf Whittier was born on a farm near Haverhill, Mass., on Dec. 17, 1807, of poor Quake...

John Greenleaf Whittier's importance to America's cultural life, and the claim he makes on our remembrance, is at least twofold. In the first place his life was and remains a model of dedication to the twin principles of freedom and tolerance. In the lon...

Although John Greenleaf Whittier's reputation as a poet declined drastically in the twentieth century, his career is of continuing interest as an example of the writer functioning as a deeply committed reform activist. In the thirty-year struggle to abol...

Every movement needs its troubadors, and for sheer poetic impact few match the rousing anthems of the American labor movement. From the International Workers of the World to the women's office workers union 9 to 5, songs have been essential to labor's ability to...

Several labor reforms are recommended under Amtrak's new FY 2006-2010 strategic plan, which proposes various operational, structural, and financial changes (RA, May, p. 16). And not everyone is pleased. UTU International has criticized the plan, claiming it will result in "sacking assistant conductors,...