Dynamite and Dissent: The Global Shockwave of the Haymarket Affair

How does a simple, peaceful labor rally demanding an eight-hour workday end with a bomb blast, police firing into crowds, and the execution of men who never even threw the explosive? The Haymarket Affair of 1886 remains one of the most controversial and globally consequential events in the history of labor rights. During a rainy evening strike in Chicago, an unknown assailant threw a stick of dy...