Haymarket Affair

In May 1886, workers in Chicago were rallying for an 8 hour workday when a bomb changed the course of labor rights, the working class and labor unions. Becca and Rebecca talk more about the Haymarket Affair.

 

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If you are looking for more information, we found these resources to be helpful:

• Library of Congress: https://guides.loc.gov/chronicling-america-haymarket-affair
• Illinois Labor History Society: http://www.illinoislaborhistory.org/the-haymarket-affair
• The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History: https://www.gilderlehrman.org/history-resources/spotlight-primary-source/haymarket-affair-1886
• The Anarchists and the Haymarket Square Incident, PBS: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/chicago-anarchists-and-haymarket-square-incident/
• The Haymarket Riot Remembered, NPR: https://www.npr.org/2006/04/29/5369420/the-haymarket-riot-remembered
• Haymarket Memorial in Chicago: https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/dca/supp_info/chicago_s_publicartthehaymarketmemorial.html

You’re Listening To: Becca Grawl & Rebecca Fachner

Produced / Edited by: Canden Arciniega  
Intro/Outro Music: Well-Seasoned from Audio Hero