Welcome to the SSLH

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Founded in 1960, the Society for the Study of Labour History (SSLH) is the UK’s principal organisation dedicated to the study of labour history.

Membership is open to everyone who would like to learn more about labour history and heritage whether on a professional or amateur basis.

The SSLH publishes the journal the Labour History Review, organises regular conferences and actively promotes the preservation of historical resources connected to the labour movement.

What’s new

Events

Retracing the voices of Eva and Clements Kadalie in Southern Africa

Following the publication of Militant Migrants: Clements Kadalie, the ICU and the Mass Movement of Black Workers in Southern Africa, 1896-1951 and the launch of the play, Forgotten Voices, historian Henry Dee, and playwright David Moorhead, reflect on their journey to retrace the voices of two of the most significant figures in the Southern African… Continue reading Retracing the voices of Eva and Clements Kadalie in Southern Africa

Commentary

A British Episode – Wilhelm Liebknecht in Britain, 1896

In 1896, the veteran German socialist and labour movement activist returned to Britain to lecture and serve as a delegate to the Congress of the Second International. Historian Valentin J. Hemberger retraces his steps. On 29 March 1896, Wilhelm Liebknecht (1826–1900), socialist and political activist in the German labour movement, celebrated his seventieth birthday. Numerous… Continue reading A British Episode – Wilhelm Liebknecht in Britain, 1896

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