The Knights of Labor was indeed an inclusive organization that advocated for a wide range of reforms, including the eight-hour workday. Unlike other labor organizations of the time, it was open to workers from various trades and backgrounds, including skilled and unskilled workers, women, and in some cases, African Americans.

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The Knights of Labor

Question 61

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A) was an inclusive group that called for an array of reforms including the eight-hour workday.
B) organized only skilled, white, native-born workers.
C) exclusively admitted men and supported the idea that women should not be allowed to work.
D) never had more than a few hundred members due to a downturn in labor organizing in the 1880s.
E) cooperated with big business because they sought to be as prosperous as business owners.

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