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Frank H. Little (1879 – August 1, 1917) was an American labor leader who was lynched in Butte, Montana, for his union and anti-war activities. He joined the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) in 1906, organizing miners, lumberjacks, and oil field workers. He was a member of the union's Executive Board when he was murdered. ==Industrial Workers of the World== Little was born in 1879. Not much is known about his family background, but he told friends that he had "Indian blood" and his mother was part Cherokee.〔(Dennis Lim, "A Second Look: 'An Injury to One'" ), ''Los Angeles Times'', 30 October 2011, accessed 31 December 2014〕〔("Find a grave" )(However. his alleged Native American lineage is not confirmed.)〕 He was said to live in Fresno where he worked as a union organizer with the Western Federation of Miners before becoming active with the Industrial Workers of the World in 1906.〔 He took part in the free speech campaigns among workers in Fresno, California in 1910. Little and several hundred workers were arrested for violating a city ordinance; he was reported to have refused to work on the city rock pile. Many more IWW workers came to the city and struck in support. He also led free speech efforts in Spokane, Washington and Missoula, Montana. Little was involved in organizing lumberjacks, metal miners and oil field workers into industrial unions. On one occasion in Spokane, he was sentenced to 30 days in prison for reading the Declaration of Independence.〔Richard Steven Street, ''Beasts of the Field: A Narrative History of California Farmworkers, 1769-1913,'' p. 860〕 In 1910, Little successfully organized unskilled fruit workers in the San Joaquin Valley of California. In August 1913, Little and fellow IWW organizer James P. Cannon arrived in Duluth, Minnesota, to support the strike of ore-dock workers against the Great Northern Railway over dangerous working conditions. In the course of the strike he was kidnapped, held at gunpoint outside of the city, and dramatically rescued by IWW supporters.〔Richard Hudelson, Carl Ross, ''By The Ore Docks: A Working People's History Of Duluth,'' pp. 60-62〕 By 1916, Little was a member of the IWW's General Executive Board.〔 That year he also worked with mine workers in a strike at the Mesabi Range in Minnesota.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Frank Little (unionist)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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