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**Arthur Herbert "Slim" Evans** (1890 - 1944) was a [trade
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unionist](Trade_Union "wikilink") and [communist](Communism "wikilink").
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## Life
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Nothing is known about Arthur's childhood, but he left Toronto in 1911
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and worked as a [farmer](Agriculture "wikilink") and carpenter. In
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[Minneapolis](United_States_of_America "wikilink") he became involved
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with the [IWW](Industrial_Workers_of_the_World "wikilink"), and was shot
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during the [Ludlow Massacre](Ludlow_Massacre "wikilink"), leading to him
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walking with a limp for the rest of his life.
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He returned to Canada and joined the [One Big
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Union](One_Big_Union "wikilink"), helping to represent
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[coal](Fossil_Fuels "wikilink") [miners](Mining "wikilink"). He was
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arrested for five years over union activity, and became an early member
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of the Communist Party of Canada. During the [Great
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Depression](Great_Depression "wikilink"), he helped organise unemployed
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workers across Canada. He participated in the [On-to-Ottawa
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Trek](On-to-Ottawa_Trek "wikilink") and [Regina
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Riot](Regina_Riot "wikilink"), and raised funds for volunteer fighters
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in the [Spanish Civil War](Spanish_Civil_War "wikilink").
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He was killed after being hit by a car in Vancouver, 1944.\[1\]
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## References
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<references />
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1. [Wikipedia](Wikipedia "wikilink") -
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<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_%22Slim%22_Evans> |