HAY MARKET RIOT

PURPOSE

• It all started like any riot with a group of men rioting a full 8 hour workday
• One man threw a bomb at the police.
• This killed 7 police officers and 4 civilians.
• Over 100 people were arrested.

METHODS

• Strikes
• Protests
• Demonstrations

FACTS

• This happened on Tuesday May 4, 1886.
• 7 people were put to death.
• There were over 130 injuries
• 60 police officers were injured

FACTS

• This happened in Chicago, Illinos
• Schnaubelt was the suspected bomb thrower
• This happened at 10:30am
• There were around 3000 people at this riot.