Baltimore and Ohio Railroad strike of 1877
GPTKB entity
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:trade_unionist
|
| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:Great_Railroad_Strike_of_1877
|
| gptkbp:causedBy |
gptkb:economic_crisis
wage cuts |
| gptkbp:endDate |
1877-09
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Baltimore,_Maryland
gptkb:Chicago,_Illinois gptkb:St._Louis,_Missouri gptkb:United_States gptkb:Martinsburg,_West_Virginia gptkb:Pittsburgh,_Pennsylvania |
| gptkbp:participants |
gptkb:Baltimore_and_Ohio_Railroad
gptkb:Pennsylvania_Railroad railroad workers federal troops local militias |
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Great_Upheaval
gptkb:Haymarket_affair gptkb:Knights_of_Labor |
| gptkbp:result |
violent clashes
property destruction deaths of workers and bystanders increased labor organization |
| gptkbp:significance |
first major nationwide strike in the United States
led to growth of labor unions |
| gptkbp:startDate |
1877-07-14
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Martinsburg,_West_Virginia
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad strike of 1877
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