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What was IWW leader Joe Hill’s last request before his execution in 1915?

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what was iww leader joe hills last request before his execution in 1915

Imprisoned for nearly two years after a questionable 1914 murder conviction in Utah, Hill was executed on November 14, 1915.

The night before the execution, he cabled friend and IWW cofounder “Big Bill” Haywood, “Don’t waste any time in mourning. Organize.”

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