Haymarket
Affair
The Haymarket Affair was the aftermath of a
riot between labor workers and law enforcement in Chicago of 1886. It started
of as a peaceful protest but soon turned deadly when a bomb was thrown at
police killing eight. Eight of the labor workers took part in the riots were
convicted despite the that their was a lack of evidence to pinned them to the
murders. The trail itself was considered biased, believing that the labor
workers being singled out and being labeled as anarchists. Three of the labor
workers were put to death while, one committed suicide. The questions that
should be discussed on the incident is how did it get started and what impact
it had on labor union in Chicago. Was the trail against the eight labor unions
handled well and what evidence was presented to convict them? Also how does
radicalism and anarchist play into this incident?
Progress Report: So far I'm looking for more primary sources. I found a lot of secondary source but right now is primary sources. I will looking into how it got started, the people involved, why were they labeled anarchist and how the trail and evidence was presented. Also, I want to see how the labor union was effected by this incident in Chicago, public reaction and radicalism.
Goals: Find Primary sources
Find People involved
The Riot
Look at the trail and evidence
Labor Union in 1886
Progress Report: So far I'm looking for more primary sources. I found a lot of secondary source but right now is primary sources. I will looking into how it got started, the people involved, why were they labeled anarchist and how the trail and evidence was presented. Also, I want to see how the labor union was effected by this incident in Chicago, public reaction and radicalism.
Goals: Find Primary sources
Find People involved
The Riot
Look at the trail and evidence
Labor Union in 1886
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ReplyDeleteI think that the topic that you have chosen is an interesting one. I think what will help you is to look at the questions you want to answer and see how they would work into a thesis. Which questions are background and which are you trying to argue?
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