Primary Sources

Source List: Change-makers in the face of nativism: The Lawrence Strike of 1919 and the push to “Americanize” the workforce

Note: Media literacy and building context for these sources are all important to consider as we think about using them with students. Please see the resources page for source analysis models and frameworks. 

This list is not exhaustive and many opportunities for future research and discovery exist. Essex Heritage thanks North Andover High School History Coordinator Brian Sheehy for compiling these sources as well as the contributing organizations/archives, especially Lawrence History Center and Memorial Hall Library, Andover. 

Lawrence Plan

Lawrence Citizen Committee 

The Lawrence Strike of 1919

God and Country Parade 1912 and 1962 

Anthony Capraro Papers 

Primary Source Groupings Document for Workshop 4