The Haymarket Square Riot & The Fight For Workers Rights

LESSON PLANS for this episode:
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The story behind the Haymarket Square Riot and the Knights of Labor's rise and fall is explored in this episode. The labor movement in America and the fight for workers rights is taught to put the Haymarket Square Riot into context. It covers why workers were protesting, the demand for an eight hour work day and the right to unionize, and how at that protest, a bomb was thrown that killed seven police officers and injured many more. This led to a trial that found eight anarchists, mostly immigrants, guilty despite the lack of evidence they were to blame. However, the struggle for workers rights continued and students are left considering the importance of remembering Labor Day and what it has given us.
Like all History For Humans episodes, this teaches students in a way they understand and actually learn- through story and with visual supports for diverse learners.
For teachers and homeschool parents, I have resources that go with this lesson that include interactive notesheets, a quick quiz, and an extension lesson that has students analyze a series of primary sources looking for bias in how they present the events at the Haymarket

[@seanpurdy1327]

Great stuff. I used it this morning in my US History class at Broward College.

[@historyforhumans905]

Glad to hear, Sean. Thanks!

[@kenkunz1428]

The Police Monument is no longer there. It was defaced so many times (even blown up at one point) that it was moved inside the walls of the Chicago Police academy.

[@TonyMichaels166]

Chicago has the nicest people I swear

[@kenkunz1428]

@@TonyMichaels166 Ya they do. The police are kinda dangerous though.

[@MandaMalice]

Believe The Weather Underground got it twice

[@Mypremiumacct]

I wish this was more readily taught in school

[@annlang9632]

Kudos.....this is an outstanding job of telling this history lesson

[@historyforhumans905]

Thanks! Im super glad you liked it!

[@Fatbatman355]

Thank you for an awesome video on a very important chapter in our history that’s not talked about.

[@historyforhumans905]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks so much!

[@steefvanburen7985]

Because anarchists played a big role in this. The state will never mention anarchists. They are mortal enemys

[@Wuaruda]

Great work, man. Thanks for all the information and the clarity.

[@historyforhumans905]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching :)

[@BradyT918]

This really is the Tiananmen square of American history. Never mentioned in school history or spoken of until the most recent rise of unionization. Also astonished this channel isnt massive for for the quality of the content.

[@historyforhumans905]

I never made that connection, Brady. Great point. And I appreciate the compliment. I hope it does grow to become massive one day! Just keeping busy until then :) Cheers!

[@Rumpelstiltskins_Stinking_Fang]

to be fair, i did learn about this in school. probably 2005. proud anarchist still.

[@NyxiaTheGreat]

Thank you, man. This helped me understand this event better for my history essay, kudos!

[@historyforhumans905]

Glad it helped! G'luck on the essay!

[@yamchayaku]

This is when workers actually had a backbone back then. Now we're actually slowly losing every one of those rights and we have nobody to blame but ourselves for letting it happen. Soon, you'll keep working until you literally die while your owner lays on their bed of money while watching you struggle. And LOOK! Child labor is back! Why the hell aren't we trying to stop this?

[@kateshaw6067]

This was great thank you. I would like to add that this is so tied into the mass incarceration problem that we have. Furthermore, the U.S. and Canada have tried to white wash and eliminate this part of "labor day" Mayday is an important day and should be celebrated much more then labor day.

[@historyforhumans905]

Thanks! Appreciate it. :)

[@jessecosme14]

Would have been helpful to also mention that the usa government has tried to erase May Day as a holiday that is celebrated nationwide.

[@historyforhumans905]

Theres a lot I could have mentioned.

[@jessecosme14]

@@historyforhumans905 sure and I’m providing feedback. Constructive criticism from the perspective of a viewer.

[@historyforhumans905]

@@jessecosme14 You're right. Thank you for that. I did have that on my outline but with all such project many cuts are needed. That didnt make it. But, I appreciate that feedback. Mahalo.

[@rameshtalewar8535]

Nice and interesting an eyeopener event !

[@historyforhumans905]

Yes it was! Thanks!

[@mutra6]

Thank you

[@historyforhumans905]

You're welcome!

[@chamberlyvandora9594]

This is great!

[@historyforhumans905]

Thanks! Appreciate that :)

[@jjreddick377]

The police serve capital, never forget

[@daneascott9645]

Yeah and they're finding ways to take this stuff back from us again now

[@historyforhumans905]

Thats why history is important. To remember what it took to get our rights, what it was like before, and why workers' rights matter. :)

[@katsin5514]

Watched this in class today

[@historyforhumans905]

Hope you enjoyed it & learned a bunch. :)

[@meganwheatley2945]

Ok now tell me what the rest of the Oz characters represent

[@luddity]

The scarecrow must've represented uneducated farmers, but I've no idea what the cowardly lion was meant to portray.

[@AAAASMAR]

Howard Zinn brought me here

[@historyforhumans905]

He'll do that. :)

[@warrencmarglin2413]

Overall this was good and informative but the Haymarket Riot occurred on May 1st not May 4th

[@sunside7]

Check this part of the video 3:13 The actual riot took place on May 4th, but it started from the May 1st protests.

[@historyforhumans905]

I go over that in the video.

[@kenkunz1428]

The Haymarket Affair took place on May 4th.