The transcontinental railroad : Haymarket riot (may 4, 1886 – may 4, 1886)
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A labor protest rally near Chicago’s Haymarket Square turned into a riot after someone threw a bomb at police. Eight people died despite a lack of evidence against them. The riot was viewed as a setback for the organized labor movement , who were fighting for rights of longer work hours.
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