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For one week in late July of 1877, America shook with anger and fear as a variety of urban residents, mostly working class, attacked railroad property in dozens

For one week in late July of 1877, America shook with anger and fear as a variety of urban residents, mostly working class, attacked railroad property in dozens

New perspectives on a pivotal moment in U.S. history

The first generalized confrontation between labor and capital in the United States, which effectively shut down the entire railway system. "An essential additio