Haymarket Riot Research Paper

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I am writing about the Haymarket riot. The Haymarket riot occurred on May 4, 1886. It was a protest held in Chicago that soon turned into a deadly riot. A bomb was thrown at police by labor activist and eight people died. The protesters were protesting for things just like the eight hour work day.
The Haymarket protest was led by German born labor protestors. They were protesting because a laborer was killed by Chicago police the day before. The people had been protesting as a national campaign to get 8 hour work days. The protest led to the death of one person and many injuries from police.
To protest the police brutality from the day before there was a meeting organized at the Haymarket square. The mayor and other important figures attended