Lucy Parsons

Industrial Workers of the World Founded, Challenges AFL Craft Unionism

1905-06-27 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 7/10

From June 27 through July 8, 1905, two hundred socialists, anarchists, Marxists, and radical trade unionists convened at Brand’s Hall in Chicago to found the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), launching the most significant challenge to corporate capitalism and conservative trade unionism …

William "Big Bill" Haywood Eugene V. Debs Mother Jones Lucy Parsons Daniel De Leon +1 more labor-organizing democratic-resistance worker-power

Haymarket Affair Bombing and Police Violence Trigger Massive Anti-Labor Backlash

1886-05-04 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

A peaceful labor rally at Haymarket Square in Chicago advocating for the eight-hour workday descends into violence when an unknown person throws a dynamite bomb at police officers attempting to disperse the gathering. The blast and ensuing retaliatory police gunfire kill seven police officers and at …

Chicago Police Department Albert Parsons Lucy Parsons August Spies Carter Harrison +3 more labor-suppression gilded-age police-violence anarchism red-scare +2 more