In the late 1800s, something was going on in the Midwest. Different industrial workers often found themselves putting in long hours for little pay; unsurprisingly strikes, and protests emerged. Unfortunately, such a protest would turn into something deadly in Milwaukee on May 5, 1886, during a march to the Bay View Rolling Mills. This is […]
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