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jul 14, 1877 - The Railroad Strike

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Sometimes referred to as the great upheaval, the railroad strike took place in Martinsburg, West Virginia. Workers decide to fight back when their wages had been cut for the third time in one year. They demanded that their wages increase or no train would be allowed to leave the station.

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jul 14, 1877
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~ 149 years ago

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