Mortimer Downing (1862-1949) was an early IWW member and was one of those who were tried in the "Silent Defenders" trial of the IWW*.
Money raised from the Saturday July 21, 2012 Downtown Los Angeles - Part 1 Anarchist Historical tour will go to purchasing a grave marker for Mortimer Downing.
For more than 5 decades the Downing grave has been unmarked in a LA cemetery. The Black Rose Society is determined to correct this matter.
* The Silent Defenders, Courts and Capitalism in California: A Brief History of the Up Hill Struggle of the Industrial Workers of the World in California and Expose of the Sacramento Frame-Up and Conviction
PDF of IWW pamphlet by Harvey Duff, 1920 (5.6 MB)
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