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Riots
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Chicago Anarchists on Trial: Evidence from the Haymarket Affair, 1886-1887 
 "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. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award98/ichihtml/ Topics: Activism, Labor, Nonfiction by Genre, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: History, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, U.S. History By Place, United States History Last updated Mar 3, 2004 The Dramas of Haymarket
A history of the Haymarket Affair and the emerging power of labor, putting it in context beginning with the Great Chicago Fire and the national railroad strike of 1877. Presented as a tragedy in five acts with prologue and epilogue, this history includes visual materials, artifacts, video segments (requires QuickTime), and various documents. Archives contains "copies of most of the original manuscripts, artifacts, broadsides, photographs, prints, transcript of witness testimony and the accompanying evidence from the trial," and more.There are also suggested readings. From the Chicago Historical Society and Northwestern University. http://www.chicagohistory.org/dramas/ Topics: Activism, Labor, Nonfiction by Genre, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: History, Political Parties & Theories, U.S. History By Place, United States History Last updated Feb 25, 2004 Tulsa Race Riot of 1921
This site features links to information about "one of the most devastating race riots in the history of the United States," which began on May 31, 1921. Sources include "The Final Report of the Race Riot Commission," photographs and a brief overview of the riot, a bibliography, selected articles from Tulsa, Oklahoma, newspapers, and other related links. From the African-American Resource Center of the Tulsa City-County Library. http://www.tulsalibrary.org/aarc/riot/riot.php Topics: Activism, Black Resources, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: History, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, Social Issues, U.S. History By Place Last updated Jun 3, 2008 Tulsa Race Riot Photographs
A collection of photographs "meant to provide a basic understanding of the events that took place during and after the Tulsa [Oklahoma] Race Riot" of 1921. From the Department of Special Collections, McFarlin Library, University of Tulsa. http://www.lib.utulsa.edu/Speccoll/collections/RaceRiot/tulsa_race_riot.htm Topics: Activism, Black Resources, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: History, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, Social Issues, U.S. History By Place Last updated Jun 2, 2006 |
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