“Human rights are not a western value; they are a universal value.”

— Lane Kirkland

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About Lane Kirkland

Labor Leader • American

Joseph Lane Kirkland was a prominent American labor leader who profoundly influenced the U.S. labor movement for decades. He served as the second president of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial...

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