Chicago anarchist movement
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The Chicago anarchist movement was a late 19th-century radical labor and political current centered in Chicago, best known for its role in the events surrounding the 1886 Haymarket affair and the subsequent trial and execution of several anarchists.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chicago anarchist movement canonical | 4 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anarchist movement
ⓘ
labor movement ⓘ political movement ⓘ social movement ⓘ |
| activePeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| associatedEvent |
Haymarket affair
ⓘ
Haymarket affair ⓘ
surface form:
Haymarket bombing
Haymarket affair ⓘ
surface form:
Haymarket trial
execution of the Haymarket anarchists ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| focus |
anti-capitalism
ⓘ
anti-state politics ⓘ eight-hour workday campaign ⓘ radical labor organizing ⓘ workers' rights ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
catalyst for international May Day commemorations
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major episode in U.S. labor history ⓘ symbol of labor martyrdom worldwide ⓘ |
| ideology |
anarchism
ⓘ
libertarian socialism ⓘ
surface form:
anarcho-communism
revolutionary socialism ⓘ |
| languageOfActivity |
Czech
ⓘ
English ⓘ German ⓘ |
| location | Chicago ⓘ |
| notableDate | 1886 ⓘ |
| notableFigure |
Adolph Fischer
ⓘ
Albert Parsons ⓘ August Spies ⓘ George Engel ⓘ Louis Lingg ⓘ Lucy Parsons ⓘ Michael Schwab ⓘ Oscar Neebe ⓘ |
| notableOrganization |
Knights of Labor
ⓘ
surface form:
Central Labor Union of Chicago
International Working People's Association ⓘ |
| notablePublication |
Arbeiter-Zeitung
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Die Fackel ⓘ The Alarm ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Chicago business elites
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Chicago police ⓘ mainstream press ⓘ |
| organizationalForm |
labor unions
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radical newspapers ⓘ workers' clubs ⓘ |
| repression |
execution of four Haymarket defendants in 1887
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mass arrests after Haymarket bombing ⓘ politically charged trial of anarchists ⓘ |
| socialBase |
Czech-American workers
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German-American workers ⓘ immigrant workers ⓘ skilled industrial workers ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.