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This file appears in: Site 5: Louisiana Hose House — Responding to the 1865 Strike: A House for Hoses and for Meetings Too
This file appears in: Site 5: Louisiana Hose House — Responding to the 1865 Strike: A House for Hoses and for Meetings Too
Site 5: Louisiana Hose House — Responding to the 1865 Strike: A House for Hoses and for Meetings Too
A labor strike during Christmas of 1865 threw all port trades into turmoil and impacted the cotton industry tremendously. Shipmasters and stevedores met at the Louisiana Hose House to discuss the…