Fight Like Hell: The Untold History of American Labor
(One Signal Publishers, 2022)

Saturday, September 24, 2022
10:00 AM
Lewes Public Library, Meeting Room

Presented in partnership with ACLU of Delaware.

About the book
The history of organized labor in America has long been considered the domain of white men—but in fact, many of the struggles and hard-won gains we now take for granted involved members of the country’s most marginalized communities. In Kim Kelly’s inspirational book, figures like “first lady of the coal mines” Ida Mae Stull, Latino farmworkers’ heroine Maria Moreno, queer Black civil rights icon Bayard Rustin, pioneering sex workers’ rights activist Margo St. James, Ford whistleblower Suzette Wright, and the indomitable Mother Jones finally get their due.

About the author
Kim Kelly is an independent journalist, author, and organizer. Her writing on labor, class, politics, and culture has appeared in Teen Vogue (where she authors a regular column on labor), The New Republic, The Washington Post, The New York Times, and other publications.

Kelly was in conversation with D. Chanele Moore at the event.

D. Chanele Moore is an associate professor of sociology in the Associate in Arts Program of the University of Delaware, where she has been a voice for diversity, equity, and inclusion. Her teaching emphasizes the connections among people, their communities, and society.

Purchase the book
Please help support local independent bookstores by purchasing this book at Browseabout Books, official bookseller of the History Book Festival. Online sources and digital versions are tempting; however, supporting local brick and mortar shops helps to preserve our vibrant main streets. Drop by Browseabout, order books online, or call the store at 302-226-2665. You also may purchase a copy at biblion in Lewes.

About the Festival
With the help of our presenting sponsors—Delaware Humanities and The Lee Ann Wilkinson Group, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices I PenFed Realty—as well as our community partners and volunteers, the 2022 History Book Festival was full of great discussions with authors of newly published narrative nonfiction and historical fiction.

Special thanks to Lewes Public Library, for venue and assistance with event promotion; to Browseabout Books in Rehoboth, our official bookseller; and to the Cape Gazette and Delmarva Public Media, our media partners.

Mark your calendars for the 2023 History Book Festival. Join our authors, interviewers, and other attendees at live events throughout the weekend of September 29, 30, and October 1.