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Haymarket massacre
[[File:Haymarket1.jpg|thumb|250px|Monument in Chicago to the police victims]]
[[File:Haymarket1.jpg|thumb|250px|Monument in Chicago to the police victims]]
The '''Haymarket Riot''' was an attack on police in Chicago on May 4, 1886, when police broke up a workers' demonstration organized by anarchists. It is also sometimes referred to as the '''Haymarket massacre''' or '''Haymarket affair'''.
On the day before May 3 laborers had attacked police at the McCormick Reaper Company, which had hired nonunion workers during a strike. One person was killed, and the anarchists accused the police of brutality, calling a protest rally at Haymarket Square the next day. When police tried to disperse the rally, a bomb exploded in police ranks and rioting erupted. Eleven people were killed, including seven police.
On the day before May 3 laborers had attacked police at the McCormick Reaper Company, which had hired nonunion workers during a strike. One person was killed, and the anarchists accused the police of brutality, calling a protest rally at Haymarket Square the next day. When police tried to disperse the rally, a bomb exploded in police ranks and rioting erupted. Eleven people were killed, including seven police.