A wood engraving depicting railway workers rioting at Martinsburg on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad during the Great Railroad Strike of 1877. The industrial action began in July 1877 when the company announced its third wage cut in a single year, sparking a spontaneous protest that spread across several states. Strikers blocked freight trains and engaged in violent skirmishes with the West Virginia Guard, eventually leading to the first use of federal troops to suppress a labour strike in American history. The conflict saw workers refusing to move trains until their previous wages were restor

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A wood engraving depicting railway workers rioting at Martinsburg on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad during the Great Railroad Strike of 1877. The industrial action began in July 1877 when the company announced its third wage cut in a single year, sparking a spontaneous protest that spread across several states. Strikers blocked freight trains and engaged in violent skirmishes with the West Virginia Guard, eventually leading to the first use of federal troops to suppress a labour strike in American history. The conflict saw workers refusing to move trains until their previous wages were restor
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A wood engraving depicting railway workers rioting at Martinsburg on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad during the Great Railroad Strike of 1877. The industrial action began in July 1877 when the company announced its third wage cut in a single year, sparking a spontaneous protest that spread across several states. Strikers blocked freight trains and engaged in violent skirmishes with the West Virginia Guard, eventually leading to the first use of federal troops to suppress a labour strike in American history. The conflict saw workers refusing to move trains until their previous wages were restor

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