Haymarket: The Bomb, the Anarchists, the Labor Struggle, by Adrian Prawica, New Day Films

Review| May 01 2024 Haymarket: The Bomb, the Anarchists, the Labor Struggle, by Adrian Prawica, New Day Films Haymarket: The Bomb, the Anarchists, the Labor Struggle. Adrian Prawica, Director; New Day Films, 2021. 85 Minutes. Doug Genens Doug Genens The State Historical Society of Missouri Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar The Public Historian (2024) 46 (2): 161–163. https://doi.org/10.1525/tph.2024.46.2.161 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures Haymarket: The Bomb, the Anarchists, the Labor Struggle, by Adrian Prawica, New Day Films. The Public Historian 1 May 2024; 46 (2): 161–163. doi: https://doi.org/10.1525/tph.2024.46.2.161 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentThe Public Historian Search On May 4, 1886, as many as three thousand people gathered in Chicago's Haymarket Square for a rally in support of the eight-hour workday and an ongoing strike at the nearby McCormick Harvesting plant. The rally had been a largely unorganized, if peaceful, affair, and notable anarchists Albert Parsons and August Spies spoke. The Chicago police had also been present, and as they attempted to disband the rally, a bomb exploded. In the ensuing mayhem, at least three protesters and seven police died, though some of the police may have perished from friendly fire. In the aftermath of the protest and bombing, Chicago police cracked down on the city's left-wing groups. Eight people were ultimately charged, and their trial attracted national and international attention. Four, including Spies and Parsons, would be executed. Filmmaker Adrian Prawica explores the history and meaning of the Haymarket protest and trial in his new documentary,... You do not currently have access to this content.