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The Gilded Age’s Hidden Labor Wars

The Gilded Age’s Hidden Labor Wars

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While the Statue of Liberty welcomed immigrants and the telegraph shrank the continent, a quieter, more violent struggle was reshaping the American workforce in the late 19th century. This episode moves past the political machinations of the Panic of 1837 and the myth-making of Andrew Jackson to explore the explosive labor conflicts of the 1870s and 1880s. We focus on the Great Railroad Strike of 1877, triggered by wage cuts during an economic depression, and trace its escalation into the Haymarket Affair in Chicago. You will meet key figures like Terence Powderly and Eugene V. Debs, who would go on to define American unionism. We also examine the role of the Pinkerton Detective Agency and the controversial execution of Albert Parsons, highlighting how these events forged the modern concept of international labor solidarity. From the burning freight yards of Pittsburgh to the bombed square in Chicago, this story reveals the human cost of America’s rapid industrial expansion and the birth of May Day. #GreatRailroadStrike #HaymarketAffair #TerencePowderly #EugeneVDebs #PinkertonDetectives #AlbertParsons #MayDay #GildedAge #AmericanLaborHistory #ChicagoLaborDispute #PittsburghStrikes #KnightsOfLabor #AFL #IndustrialRevolution #USHistory #WorkingClassRights #FexingoHistory #History Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
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