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Bill Adelman, Paul Avrich, Carolyn Ashbaugh, and Bill Neebe discuss the Haymarket Square Riot

BROADCAST: May. 2, 1986 | DURATION: 00:50:10

Synopsis

Commemorating the centennial of the Haymarket Square Riot, or Haymarket Affair, are authors and historians Bill Adelman, Paul Avrich, Carolyn Ashbaugh, and the grandson of Haymarket defendant Oscar Neebe, Bill Neebe. The interveiwees create a timeline of the events leading up to the Haymarket Riot including the German immigrants living situations, unions and strikes, police brutality and corruption. The group also lays out the events from May 1st to May 5th and then the following corrupt trials.

Details

Broadcast Date
May. 2, 1986

Physical Format
1 sound tape reel (ca. 55 min.) : 10 1/2 in.

Duration
50 minutes, 10 seconds

Digital Format
WAV

Ownership
The Chicago History Museum

Language
English

Topics

Chicago Urban Life Advocacy American History & Politics Working, Labor, Economy

People

Historians Authors, Writers Legal personnel Workers

Tags

WFMT (Radio station : Chicago, Ill.) Neebe, William--Interviews Adelman, William J. (William John), 1932-2009---Interviews Avrich, Paul--Interviews Ashbaugh, Carolyn--Interviews Neebe, Oscar W., 1850-1916. Neebe, Oscar W., 1850-1916--Family. Parsons, Lucy S., 1853-1942 Altgeld, John Peter, 1847-1902 Anarchism--Illinois--Chicago German immigrants Great Chicago Fire, Chicago, Ill., 1871 Parsons, Albert Richard, 1848-1887 The Great Upheaval Pullman, George Mortimer, 1831-1897 Field, Marshall, 1834-1906 McCormick Harvesting Machine Company Labor strikes Arbeiter-Zeitung Haymarket Square Riot, Chciago, Ill., 1886 Haymarket Affair, Chicago Police brutality Harrison, Carter H. (Carter Henry), 1825-1893 Bonfield, John Engel, George, 1836-1887 Bombing Spies, August Vincent Theodore, 1855-1887 Lingg, Louis, 1864-1887 Degan, Mathias J. Gary, Joseph E. (Joseph Easton), 1821-1906 Schwab, Michael, 1853-1898 red scare Fielden, Samuel, 1847-1922 Fischer, Adolph, 1858-1887 Black, W. P. (William Perkins), 1842-1916 Gompers, Samuel, 1850-1924

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