print email comment close Chicago Anarchists on Trial: Evidence from the Haymarket Affair, 1886-1887 URL: http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award98/ichihtml/ Description: "This collection showcases more than 3,800 images of original manuscripts, broadsides, photographs, prints and artifacts relating to the Haymarket Affair. The violent confrontation between Chicago police and labor protesters in 1886 proved to be a pivotal setback in the struggle for American workers' rights." Search by keyword or browse by subject, names, or transcript and exhibits from the trial of Illinois vs. August Spies et al. From the American Memory Project of the Library of Congress. Publisher: Library of Congress Library of Congress Subject Headings: Chicago (Ill.) -- History Haymarket Square Riot, Chicago, Ill., 1886 Labor movement -- United States -- History LII Database Information: Record 5619 created by Carole Leita on 01/13/2002 Last modification on 03/03/2004 Published: 01/13/2002   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/5619