Haymarket Scrapbook. Franklin Rosemont and David Roediger.

Description

Published to mark the 125th anniversary of the 1886 bombing at Chicago’s Haymarket Square, this revised and expanded edition was co-published by AK Press and the Charles H. Kerr Company. This profusely illustrated anthology reproduces hundreds of original documents, speeches, posters, and handbills, from the momentous events in Chicago from the strike, through to the executions of 4 anarchists and the suicide in custody of another, and across the globe. Includes contributions by many of today’s finest labour and radical historians focusing on Haymarket’s enduring influence around the world – including the eight-hour workday.