Morrison I. Swift (G.F. Radway)

American Unemployment, vintage silver print glossy 8 x 10 photograph depicting "'Morrison I. Swift (a leader of the unemployed) confronts officials outside Mass. State House, 1909 / photo by G.F. Radway / credit: Stephen Halpert, Boston."

Morrison Isaac Swift (1856–1946), social theorist, organizer and activist. A prolific writer, speaker and pamphleteer, he wrote a number of books on social and political theory and several works of fiction. Regarded by some as an anarchist and by others as a liberal, Swift was an outspoken anti-imperialist, anti-capitalist and a tireless promoter of socialism and public ownership. He was anti-slavery and oppression, an advocate of social justice for the unemployed and the working poor and a champion of freedom for the individual.

Printed in the second half of the 20th century as part of the American Heritage Publishing Archive.

Verso bears original filing notations and credit stamping. In very good condition.

Provenance: From the American Heritage Publishing Archives.