Haymarket affair
1886 labor bombing
The Haymarket affair was an 1886 labor confrontation in Chicago that turned violent when a bomb exploded during a workers' rally, killing police officers and civilians.
The incident and subsequent controversial trial of eight anarchists became a defining moment in American labor history, leading to the establishment of May Day as an international workers' holiday.
- May DayEmergency radio cry
- eight hour dayCommon labor schedule length
- labor movementOrganized effort for worker rights
- workers' rightsLegal protections for employees
- fair wagesReasonable compensation for labor
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- anarchismanarchy, anarchism, Emma Goldman, Goldman, anarcho-communism
- protestsprotest, demonstration, protest march, demonstrations, rallies
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Freedom from disturbance
order · calm · quiet · nonviolent protest · tranquility
Haymarket affairfair trial
Impartial judicial proceeding
due process · acquittal · exoneration · judicial integrity · impartial justice