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Joe Hill

Swedish-American activist
Joe Hill, born Joel Emmanuel Hägglund and also known as Joseph Hillström, was a Swedish-American labor activist, songwriter, and member of the Industrial Workers of the World. A native Swedish speaker, he learned English during the early 1900s,... Wikipedia
Born: October 7, 1879, Gävle, Sweden
Died: November 19, 1915 (age 36 years), Salt Lake City, UT
Other names: Joseph Hillström
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