Strikes+and+Riots+AT

The Haymarket Riot. It all began in the strike of hoping for shorter days at work, better pay at work, and fewer days if possible. On May 4 there was a large rally planned by anarchist leaders to protest against police brutality. The gathering was peaceful until a police official, in order of the mayor's instructions, sent units into the crowd to force it to disperse. At that juncture a bomb was thrown into the police rank, the explosion killed seven policemen and injured more than 60 other people. The police fired into the crowd of workers, killing four. The Haymarket riot was an event in the American History of American labor.