Studs Terkel on the Haymarket Affair: "These four guys were hanged for you!"
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Channel: Media Burn Archive · 2015 · News & Politics
Studs Terkel, renowned Chicago author, historian, actor, and broadcaster, discusses the 1886 Haymarket Affair and the four anarchists who were hanged because of their dedication to achieving the 8-hour work day. Eventually, the Haymarket Affair came to be acknowledged as the single most important event in U.S. labor history and the birth of the modern labor movement. Read more on Mediaburn.org here: https://mediaburn.org/blog/studs-haymarket-four-guys-hanged/
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