by Sharon Gardner, USA Communications Committee Now is the chance to strike for the existence of the oppressed classes. The oppressors want us to be content. - August Spies, speech held at Haymarket Square, May 4, 1886 The Haymarket Affair took place in Chicago on May 4, 1886, during a protest for an eight-hour workday. The rally was peaceful … [Read more...] about Have you heard of the Haymarket Affair?



