Someone threw a bomb into the police ranks, who then opened fire on the unarmed crowd, creating a melee of blood and bullets. Within five minutes, the calamitous event was over.
“The calamitous event” was the 1886 Haymarket Square Massacre – or the Haymarket Riot, depending on who you’re talking to. As part of the virtual public event "Monumental Labor: Justice Denied, Injustice Remembered," Dr. Melissa Dabakis examines the history of the Haymarket Square bombing. The series was organized by NPS Mellon Humanities Fellows Dr. Eleanor Mahoney and Dr. Emma Silverman, and was made possible by the National Park Service in part by a grant from the National Park Foundation and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
On Labor History in 2:00: The year was 1937. That was the day animators struck Fleischer Studio in New York City. It was the industry’s first strike.
Music by Jay Kulstad: Haymarket Massacre.
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