“Justice and the Square Deal:" The Political Alliance of Mother Jones and John W. Kern Talking Hoosier History

In this short episode of Talking Hoosier History, we’ll learn about labor organizer Mary "Mother" Jones's political partnership with John W. Kern, the U.S. Senator from Indiana, and how their alliance represented a real shift in attitudes regarding organized labor during the Progressive Era.
Written and Performed by Justin Clark. Produced by Jill Weiss Simins. A transcript of this episode is available at the THH website: https://podcast.history.in.gov/. Notes and sources: https://blog.history.in.gov/the-guardian-angel-and-the-hoosier-senator-the-political-alliance-of-mother-jones-and-john-w-kern/
Images courtesy Library of Congress.