The Haymarket Square Riot Trial A Headline Court Case |
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| Author:
| Fireside, Bryna J. |
| Series title: | Headline Court Cases Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7660-1761-0 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2002 |
| Publisher: | Enslow Publishing, LLC
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $19.95USD $28.27 |
Book Description:
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Someone threw a bomb on the night of May 4, 1886. It instantly killed one police officer and injured scores of other police officers who had come to stop a labor protest rally. The violence ended in less than ten minutes, but this event led many people in Chicago to believe that the city was on the verge of being taken over by an unruly gang. This terrible tragedy happened during a time when workers were still fighting for their rights and there was a great fear of communist takeover...
More DescriptionSomeone threw a bomb on the night of May 4, 1886. It instantly killed one police officer and injured scores of other police officers who had come to stop a labor protest rally. The violence ended in less than ten minutes, but this event led many people in Chicago to believe that the city was on the verge of being taken over by an unruly gang. This terrible tragedy happened during a time when workers were still fighting for their rights and there was a great fear of communist takeover in the United States. The trial and punishment that followed are still talked about today.