Mary "Mother" Jones Memorial - Union Miners' Cemetery - Mt Olive, IL
N 39° 04.866 W 089° 43.973
16S E 263606 N 4329332
"In spite of oppressors, in spite of false leaders, in spite of labor's own lack of understanding of its needs, the cause of the working class continues onward. Slowly his standard of living rises to include some of the good and beautiful things of the world ... Slowly those who create the wealth of the world are permitted to share it. The future is in labor's strong hands." -- Mother Jones
Waymark Code: WM6DCX
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 05/16/2009
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During her lifetime, Mother Jones was known to working folk as "The Miners' Angel". Persevering in her efforts despite the many tragic events she witnessed, her fierce determination was vividly expressed in her famous declaration, "Pray for the dead and fight like hell for the living." When she was denounced on the Senate floor as the "grandmother of all agitators", she replied in typical fashion, "I hope to live long enough to be the great-grandmother of all agitators."
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