A scene from the Haymarket Riot in the Haymarket

A scene from the Haymarket Riot that had taken place in the Haymarket Square in Chicago on May 4, 1886, after someone hurled a dynamite bomb at the police. Also referred to as the Haymarket Affair or the Haymarket Massacre, the protest started out as a peaceful rally but soon turned violent and has been upheld as a symbol for worker's rights in the form of International Workers Day

1880-1889 Activist Chaos Crowded Dynamite Encouragement Enforcement Equal Exploding Fielden Haymarket Hurled Massacre Protestor Referred Riot Someone Speaker Upheld Violent

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