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initiated by the people
convicts vs miners
Haymarket Affair
press blamed the KOL
sven anarchists speaking at the protest were arrested and charged with murder
1 commited suicide in prison
two were later pardoned
they were sentenced to death
someone in th crowd threw a bomb at the police
killed 1 officer and injured another
police arrived armed for conflict
protest was quiet
demonstration, clashes between police and strikers
led to the death of striking worker
anarchist group gathered in response to a death at an earlier demonstration fro eight-hour workday
Chicago´s Haymarket square
may 4, 1886
¨one big union¨
Terence V. powderly
leader
worker ownership of businesses
elimination of convict labor
equal pay regardless of gender
renewed for the 8 hr word day
Efforts were intially met with strong resistance
8 hr workday
Encouraged safety laws
Opposed sweatshop labor
Fair Labor Standards Act (1938)
restricts trade of child produced goods
established minimum wage
Keating-owens act
U.S. Supreme court declared law unconstitutional
Prohibited the interstate trade of any goods made by child labor
U.S. Children´s Bureau
greater awareness to the issue of child labor
President Taft
1 out of every 6 children between the ages of 5 and 10 were working
National child labor committee (NCLC)
history of standard oil
expose the oil monopoly
explored corruption in city politics
Expose meat packing industry
education role for Wisconsin's government
