On May 4, 1886, a bomb exploded during a labor demonstration near Haymarket Square. The ensuing gunfire and chaos brought a grisly end to what began as peaceful support for an eight-hour workday and led to the trial and execution of rally organizers. The incident also drew irrevocable attention to a conversation about workers" rights and the role of law enforcement that continues today. In this guide to the key moments and sites of one of Chicago's most confusing and chaotic events, author Joseph Anthony Rulli aims to establish a clearer understanding of its historical significance.
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On May 4, 1886, a bomb exploded during a labor demonstration near Haymarket Square. The ensuing gunfire and chaos brought a grisly end to what began as peaceful support for an eight-hour workday and led to the trial and execution of rally organizers. The incident also drew irrevocable attention to a conversation about workers" rights and the role of law enforcement that continues today. In this guide to the key moments and sites of one of Chicago's most confusing and chaotic events, author Joseph Anthony Rulli aims to establish a clearer understanding of its historical significance.
On May 4, 1886, a bomb exploded during a labor demonstration near Haymarket Square. The ensuing gunfire and chaos brought a grisly end to what began as peaceful support for an eight-hour workday and led to the trial and execution of rally organizers. The incident also drew irrevocable attention to a conversation about workers" rights and the role of law enforcement that continues today. In this guide to the key moments and sites of one of Chicago's most confusing and chaotic events, author Joseph Anthony Rulli aims to establish a clearer understanding of its historical significance.
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Pages: 128
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
Imprint: The History Press
Publication Date: 31st October 2016
State: Illinois
Illustration Note: Black and White
ISBN: 9781467135740
Format: Paperback
BISACs: HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI) PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Historical POLITICAL SCIENCE / Labor & Industrial Relations
Author Bio
Joseph Anthony Rulli is a transplanted Hoosier, living in Chicago since the fall of 2006. He began writing as a career upon his arrival to his second city and has had three short stories published, "The Meating" ( New Stone Circle , 2009), "Delayed" ( Echo Ink Review , 2009) and "With This Ring" ( Over the Edge: The Edgy Writers Anthology , 2017); a stage play of his, Let Me Just Say This , was performed in 2016. His books include The Chicago Haymarket Affair: A Guide to A Labor Rights Milestone (The History Press, 2016) and Chicago Socialism: The People's History (The History Press, 2019), as well as a satirical novel, Bread & Circuses (Shy City House, 2021). He has written a regular column and cultural reviews for the Chicago Grid and Picture This Post .
On May 4, 1886, a bomb exploded during a labor demonstration near Haymarket Square. The ensuing gunfire and chaos brought a grisly end to what began as peaceful support for an eight-hour workday and led to the trial and execution of rally organizers. The incident also drew irrevocable attention to a conversation about workers" rights and the role of law enforcement that continues today. In this guide to the key moments and sites of one of Chicago's most confusing and chaotic events, author Joseph Anthony Rulli aims to establish a clearer understanding of its historical significance.
Pages: 128
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
Imprint: The History Press
Publication Date: 31st October 2016
State: Illinois
Illustrations Note: Black and White
ISBN: 9781467135740
Format: Paperback
BISACs: HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI) PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Historical POLITICAL SCIENCE / Labor & Industrial Relations
Joseph Anthony Rulli is a transplanted Hoosier, living in Chicago since the fall of 2006. He began writing as a career upon his arrival to his second city and has had three short stories published, "The Meating" ( New Stone Circle , 2009), "Delayed" ( Echo Ink Review , 2009) and "With This Ring" ( Over the Edge: The Edgy Writers Anthology , 2017); a stage play of his, Let Me Just Say This , was performed in 2016. His books include The Chicago Haymarket Affair: A Guide to A Labor Rights Milestone (The History Press, 2016) and Chicago Socialism: The People's History (The History Press, 2019), as well as a satirical novel, Bread & Circuses (Shy City House, 2021). He has written a regular column and cultural reviews for the Chicago Grid and Picture This Post .
