The Great Railroad Strike of 1877 begins…

August 1877 CE

The Great Railroad Strike of 1877 begins to lose momentum when President Hayes sends federal troops from city to city.

These troops suppress strike after strike, until at last, approximately forty-five days after it had started, the Great Railroad Strike of 1877 is over.

In the aftermath of the strike, union organizers plan for their next battles while politicians and business leaders take steps to ensure that such chaos cannot reoccur.

Many states enact conspiracy statutes.

States form new militia units, and National Guard armories are constructed in a number of cities.

For workers and employers alike, the strikes have shown the power of workers in combination to challenge the status quo.

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Washington District of Columbia Dist of Columbia United States View →

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Franklin B. Gowen View → Rutherford B. Hayes View → Thomas A. Scott View →

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Pennsylvania, Commonwealth of (U.S.A.) View → Maryland, State of (U.S.A.) View → United States of America (US, USA) (Washington DC) View → Illinois, State of (U.S.A.) View → Missouri, State of (U.S.A.) View → Baltimore and Ohio Railroad View → Reading Company View → Pennsylvania Railroad View → West Virginia, State of (U.S.A.) View →

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Party System, Third (United States) View → Depression, Long View → America's “Gilded Age;” 1876 through 1887 View → Compromise of 1877 View → Great Railroad Strike of 1877 View →

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Watercraft View → Labor and Service View → Mayhem View → Government View →

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