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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:trade_unionist
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gptkbp:affectedStates
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17
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
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gptkb:Great_Railroad_Strike_of_1877
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gptkbp:category
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Labor history of the United States
1877 in the United States
Rail transportation strikes
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gptkbp:cause
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gptkb:Panic_of_1873
economic crisis
wage cuts
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gptkbp:endDate
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1877-09
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gptkbp:followedBy
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gptkb:Haymarket_affair
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Railroad Strike of 1877
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Baltimore
gptkb:Chicago
gptkb:Philadelphia
gptkb:Pittsburgh
gptkb:St._Louis
gptkb:United_States
gptkb:Martinsburg,_West_Virginia
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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gptkb:Baltimore_riots
gptkb:Pittsburgh_riots
Martinsburg strike
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gptkbp:numberOfEmployees
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over 100,000
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gptkbp:numberOfTroopsDeployed
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over 60,000
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gptkbp:participants
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gptkb:Baltimore_and_Ohio_Railroad
gptkb:Pennsylvania_Railroad
railroad workers
federal troops
local militias
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gptkbp:precededBy
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gptkb:Panic_of_1873
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gptkbp:presidentDuringStrike
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gptkb:Rutherford_B._Hayes
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gptkbp:propertyDamage
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over $10 million
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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gptkb:American_labor_movement
gptkb:Knights_of_Labor
Hayes administration
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gptkbp:result
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hundreds injured
dozens killed
property destruction
strike suppressed
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gptkbp:significance
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first major nationwide strike in the United States
influenced future labor movements
increased labor organization
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gptkbp:startDate
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1877-07-14
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:American_railroads
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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