PROLETARIAN HISTORY: China Celebrates First May Day in 1920
By Leslie Kovner. Version en español. In 1920, early Chinese communists organized rallies and marches to celebrate International Workers’ Day across the country, foreshadowing the mighty revolutionary storm that would soon sweep across the oppressed nation. For decades, famine, warlords, instability, and corruption had weighed heavily on the backs of the Chinese people. The moment of inspiration from the fall of the Qing dynasty in 1912 … Continue reading PROLETARIAN HISTORY: China Celebrates First May Day in 1920
