Great Railroad Strike of 1877

the gory truth about what happens when prejudices get in the way, but their battles were only the beginning in creating unions and labor strikes. The Molly Maguires serve as they martyr for the battered and abused workforce of the 19th century. The Molly Maguires are a group of men in Pennsylvania who emigrated from Ireland to look for job opportunities in the great new world America had sold itself as. Originally being founded as a Protestant dominant country, fleeing from religious persecution, there

affected the economics and politics of our nation. As corporations began to grow, so did their power and influence. Their numbers grew to be so significant that they were known to be one of the major forces within the United States, with both a great amount of power and the ability to control much within the United States. Their power and influence expanded and impacted the economic and political aspects of our nation. These corporations dominated American business and defined the American culture

also focused on protecting the livelihood of skilled worker. However, both of these unions, along with many others, declined in power by 1900. The need for reform was accompanied by violence, as many disputes and strikes lead to military force being used and blood being spilled. Strikes occurred throughout many

time period and stood for a society that appears magnificent on the outside but is quite brittle under the superficial golden layer” [1/26/11]. For example, the economy during this time was called a triumph of industrial capitalism and was marked by great wealth, yet during this period the United States went through two costly depressions. Moreover, this period saw a rise in progressive movements but was also marked with inequality, segregation, persecution and sexism that thwarted any hopes for social

Canals were another way for an increase in transportation. They would connect cities, such as the Erie Canal, which covered the area between Albany and Buffalo and connecting New York City to the area of the Great Lakes (Roark, 261). Railroads also came into the picture with the first railroad, the Baltimore and Ohio in 1829 (Roark, 262). There was an abundance of natural resources during this time period. The forests provided the wood needed to heat the rising growth of the factories and

government also proved to be detrimental to the labor movement. In the case of the Homestead Strike, which was caused by Henry Clay Frick’s nearly twenty percent cut in wages in 1892, Pinkerton detectives were hired to put an end to the development that arose. However, Frick’s arriving guests were met by his striking employees, resulting in multiple deaths (Document G); despite this attempt of resistance, the strike ended after five months, creating a huge setback in the steel industries’ labor movements

They would connect cities, such as the Erie Canal, which covered the area between Albany and Buffalo and connecting New York City to the area of the Great Lakes (Roark, 261). Railroads also came into the picture with the first railroad, the Baltimore and Ohio in 1829 (Roark, 262). There was an abundance of natural resources during this time period. The forests provided the wood needed to heat the rising growth of the factories and

agreement made, and many troops in the south were called back. This officially ended the Reconstruction of the states. Rutherford B Hayes was named the president by the council and began his term March 4, 1877. Shortly after the president was elected, The Great Railroad Strike began. Railroad workers

split up made a detachment between the law enforcement and citizens too. This ultimately resulted in racial, social, and ethnic profiling. Extensive scale incidents of brutality were related with work strikes, for example, the Steel strike of 1919, the Great Railroad Strike of 1877, the Pullman Strike of 1894, the Hanapepe slaughter of 1924, and the Ludlow slaughter of 1914. (wordpress) Jumping to the mid 1900s, where

Jessica McNamara English 104 Freed 16 October 2017 The setting of August Wilson’s Gem of the Ocean is 1904 Pittsburgh. It has been 40 years since the abolition of slavery and the Second Industrial Revolution is alive and well. Between 1870 and 1914 the United States saw an important change in the labor and working-class, technological advancements took production from a handmade to an automated factory setting. The development of manufacturing produced a necessity for numbers of factory laborers