Haymarket and the Roots of May Day (1886)
This Day (An America 250 History Show)
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What's the Point of a Mass Protest?
Illinois legislature passed a low that said, ok, will give you eight hour workday. They created it in such a way that they were loopholes, that employers didn't really have to enforce this eight hour work day. And so what people are asking for is essentially safety. We want t mebto work within a time frame that won't put us in danger," he says. "It's remarkable that this gathering on may fourth started out so peacefully"
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