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The New York Times Predicts a Railroad Strike, 1885
This New York Times article from September 1885 makes reference to the tensions that existed between organized labor and Chinese immigrant workers on the Union Pacific and other railroad lines. According to the article, the Knights of Labor, the [...]
Tags: Chinese Immigration, railroads
Item Type: Newspaper/Magazine
Historical Era: Industrialization and Expansion (1877-1913)
The New York Times Describes Racial Unrest on the Railroads
A New York Times article from 1889 describes another instance of racially-based labor unrest on the railroads. In Chattanooga, Tennessee, a group of African-American railroad laborers spontaneously strike to protest the dismissal of a black [...]
Tags: railroads
Item Type: Newspaper/Magazine
Historical Era: Industrialization and Expansion (1877-1913)