photo mine (beware of Harlan)
Today was May Day. It is pretty much celebrated around the world as a symbol of the rights of laborers. It marks the Haymarket Riots in Chicago, maybe some of you went there today. If you're in the vicinity you still have time it peaked o n May 4th. Why were they rioting? An 8 hour work day had been law for about twenty years but employers ignored that with impunity. Every year I like to use a different source. They all tell the story just a little bit differently. http://www.illinoislaborhistory.org/the-haymarket-affair [Illinois Labor History Society]
via Illinois Labor Histery Society
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