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May 4th, 1886, Haymarket Riot

When worker's were informed of their new eight hour work days on May 1, 1886, many groups of rioting began. Then, on May 3, police broke up a fight between scabs and strikers. On May 4, Union leaders protested in Chicago's Haymarket Square. The strikers were joined be anarchists, which created lots of violence in the Square. During the protest, someone threw a bomb into a group of police killing one policeman. As a result, shootings between the police and rioters killed many people. No one found the person who threw the bomb, but several were convicted. The Knights of Labor were accused of the Riot. This riot would be known as the Haymarket Riot of 1886.

Resources:

America's Pathways to the Present- pg. 252

Picture:

http://www.criticalenquiry.org/images/800px-HaymarketRiot-Harpers.jpg