4 Mai 1886 Jahr - The Haymarket Riot

Beschreibung:

This riot occurred a day after several strikers were killed by police for protesting the McCormick Reaper Company. Protesters gathered in Haymarket Square near Chicago to support their fellow laborers. At the event, some anarchists spoke. Soon after, a bomb was thrown, killing 8 police officers. Many more people were injured or killed on both sides after officers opened fire. Remembered as one of the most violent labor riots in istory, it tarnished the reputation of laborers and many people lost sympathy for them.