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The Great Railroad Strike of 1877
A major railroad strike in 1877, “the Great Upheaval,” kicked off one of the first nationwide worker uprisings in this country.
A major railroad strike in 1877, “the Great Upheaval,” kicked off one of the first nationwide worker uprisings in this country.