Ponchatoula Strawberry Festival 2015 poster sparks social media debate on race and art. The 2015 Ponchatoula Strawberry Festival poster was unveiled Tuesday (March 17), and immediately provoked a social media debate, with some calling the image racist. The poster, created by artist Kalle Siekkinen, depicts two faceless children rendered in dark brown or black paint. One holds a flat of strawberries.
Definition of Knight of Labor plural Knights of Labor : a member of a 19th century secret labor organization formed in 1869 to secure and maintain the rights of workingmen in respect to their relations to their employers From the M-W Editors
Knights of Labor. The Noble and Holy Order of the Knights of Labor (1869-1949) Originally, the name and object (shown here) of the Knights of Labor were considered secretive. Introduction: The Noble and Holy Order of the Knights of Labor were the most prominent labor organization of the 1880âs. Specifically, the organization grew between the end of the Depression and the beginning of the Great Upheaval (roughly 1879-1886) under the tenure of Grand Master Workman Terence V. Powderly.