Demonstration

This page is about protests. For alternate uses see Demonstration (disambiguation)

History of demonstrations

On May 1, 1886, the American Federation of Labor declared a national strike to demand an 8-hour workday and 350,000 workers across the country participated. On top of the 8-hour workday, they demanded unity against racism, national chauvinism, and imperialistic war. On May 3rd in Haymarket Square, Chicago a bomb exploded on the scene and a policeman was killed instantly. Shots were fired from all directions and in the end over 60 people sustained injuries; seven officers were killed. By 1889, the Socialist International had declared May 1 as an International Working Class Holiday and a day of demonstrations by various labor movements in commemoration of the Haymarket martyrs.

Related Topics:
May 1 - 1886 - American Federation of Labor - Haymarket Square - Chicago - Socialist International

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