The Memorial Day Massacre and the Movement for Industrial Democracy
Description
This book explores one of the most dramatic and scandalous events in the movement for American democratic reform. Dubbed the Memorial Day Massacre, it saw Chicago police shoot and kill ten demonstrators and beat more than one hundred others as they tried to form a mass picket line at the Republic Steel Plant in South Chicago.
Keywords
HistorySocial HistoryAmericas (North, Central, South, West Indies)Political ScienceHistory & TheoryUnited StatesModern
2011Book
Author(s)Dennis, Michael
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan US
ISBN9780230618213
LanguageEnglish
