Steve Thornton, SEIU 1199 labor organizer, Shoeleather History Project founder, and donor to TSJI’s Library, recently published Radical Connecticut: People’s History in the Constitution State (Hard Ball Press, 2024), co-authored by Andy Piascik.
Radical Connecticut tells the stories of everyday people and well-known figures whose work has often been obscured, denigrated or dismissed.
Here you can find narratives of social movements and popular organizations in Connecticut that have changed the state and the country for the better.
Unlike a traditional history that focuses on the actions of politicians, generals, business moguls and other elites, these volumes feature workers, the poor, people of color, peacemakers, women, students, artists and others who joined the never-ending struggle for justice and freedom.
