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In This Most Righteous Struggle: The St. Louis General Strike of 1877

July 22, 2021July 22, 2021 Nat M. Zorach 0 Comments 1877, al-muqanna, general strike, howard zinn, khorassan, KKK, ku klux klan, labor, labor movement, labor movement in the united states, labor movements, lalla rookh, long depression, mardi gras, mistick krewe of comus, new orleans, panic of 1893, shamokin, strike, strike of 1877, striking workers, veiled prophet, veiled prophet organization, workers

Today, St. Louis commemorates 144 years since a violent labor struggle that saw widespread destruction and violence in the city and nearby areas, as part of the 1877 General Strike.