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v martinez cigarmakers strike

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by TBHC @ 10:56 am

110 years ago…

October 23, 1896 – Six hundred cigar workers walk out on strike at the V. Martinez Ybor & Manrara cigar factory. The workers were protesting the selling of lower-grade cigars, known as cheroots, at a higher price than they were paid for making them.

Courtesy of the Tampa Bay History Center.

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