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Related Web Sites:
The Bay View Tragedy
An Eclectic List of Events in U.S. Labor History
Read More About It
"The Wisconsin National Guard in the Milwaukee Riots of 1886" Wisconsin Magazine of History 1971 by Jerry M. Cooper
"The Bay View Tragedy of May 5, 1886," Workers in Wisconsin History by Howard Zinn
"The Bayview Massacre of 1886" (video) by Wisconsin Labor History Society
Vocabulary:
unrest
movement
dispatch
militia
rioting
Interesting Fact:
The shooting at Bay View took place one day after the famous Haymarket Riot in Chicago where a bomb killed seven policemen and one bystander during a labor protest.
Study Questions:
What was the eight hour day movement?
What was the response to the shootings?
Wre there other areas of labor unrest in Wisconsin during the late 19th century? If so, whre and what did they involve?
U.S. historical events that occurred on May 1:
1931: The Empire State Building is dedicated.
1960: An American U-2 spy plane is shot down over the Soviet Union.
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