Charles H. Kerr Publishing Company

09/08/2025

Chicago friends: Photos from Michael James's latest book, published by Kerr this year, will be on display at Uri-Eichen Gallery. Copies of the book will be available!

Michael Ga***rd James
En la Frontera: Basketball in the Barrio, El Paso y Juarez
Photo exhibit, Book release, signing, and reading

URI-EICHEN Gallery 2101 S Halsted Chicago IL 60608

Opening Friday September 12th 6pm to 9pm
Open by appointment through October 24th
Closing, Friday October 24th from 6pm-9pm

For an appointment, call (312) 852 -7717 or email at [email protected]

09/01/2025

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09/01/2025

Although May Day is the real labor day, here are some wise words on a labor day interaction with a dear friend of Kerr, Studs Terkel.

Help us caption & translate this video!http://amara.org/v/FNBE/

08/08/2025

We love Wobs! Available soon from IWW and Kerr via AK Press.

A set of 15 postcard portraits of some of the most fascinating and inspiring figures in labor history. An injury to one is an injury to all.

08/08/2025

Highly recommended new book, with foreword by Kerr author David Roediger, from our awesome distributor, AK Press! See related Kerr titles in the comments.

The Famous Speeches of the Eight Chicago Anarchists

07/20/2025

Chicago friends! Join Kerr author Peter Cole and others for the 1919 race riot commemorative bike tour on July 26th: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/19RFcUKw6n/

07/07/2025

Thanks for the link, JB: https://laborhistoryin2.podbean.com/e/july-7-state-militia-confronts-pullman-strikers/.

On this day in labor history, the year was 1894. That was the day thousands of Pullman strikers confronted state militia forces at the Grand Trunk Railroad Crossing in Chicago. The strike began May 11 after George Pullman slashed wages but refused to lower rents in his company town. In late June, Eu...

05/12/2025

Yesterday in history - thank you, Pullman Debs!

On this day in Labor History the year was 1894. It was the first day of the Pullman Strike.

05/12/2025

Kerr's latest, Cazenave Eyes: Memories of Racism and Racism Studies is in great company on AK Press's front page!

05/07/2025

Now available for pre-order!

With a rare methodological blend and unique and powerful mix of passion, courage, profanity, vulnerability, spiritual evolution, and humor, Cazenave Eyes provides revealing insights into the struggles of people of color to be their authentic selves in predominantly white universities and other place

05/01/2025

A reminder on May Day that Kerr needs your help to continue publishing "subversive literature for the whole family." We keep our prices low and do not have outside organizations or grants supporting us. Kerr is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization, so your donation is tax-deductable. (We'll send a tax letter upon request.) New option: Kerr is on Zelle as [email protected]. Thank you for your support!

Your donation to Charles H. Kerr Publishing will allow us to publish more subversive literature for the whole family. And it's tax-deductible! . . . for now. Charles H. Kerr: not-for-profit terrorist supporting organization since 1886. Click the "donate" button on our web page - link in comments. Thank you for your support!

05/01/2025

“May Day is about affirmation, the love of life, and the start of spring, so it has to be about the beginning of the end of the capitalist system of exploitation, oppression, misery, toil, and moil.”
― Peter Linebaugh, The Incomplete, True, Authentic, and Wonderful History of May Day (PM Press)

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