Modern School

Michael Schwab June 29, 1898 – Michael Schwab, who was convicted for the Haymarket bombing, died from tuberculosis, having been pa...

June 25, 1825 – U.S. troops captured Bob Forbes, leader of the Maroons (blacks resisting slavery) in Virginia. (From the Daily Bleed ) ...

Memorial to the Haymarket Martyrs (Image by Jeff Zoline) May 4, 1886 - A day after police killed four striking workers and injur...

Mikhail Bakunin as a Young Man May 3, 1849 – A popular rebellion broke out in Dresden, with the militant Russian anarchist Mikhail...

May 1, International Workers Day!!!! Mother Jones (Library of Congress) May 1, 1830 - Mary Harris "Mother...

April 30, 1927 – 109 miners were killed by an explosion at the Everettville mine, in Everettville, West Virginia.   (From Workday Minne...

Portrait of Spies, prior to his execution on trumped up murder charges December 10, 1865  – August Spies, anarchist labor organiz...

December 6, 1810  – Miguel Hidalgo abolished slavery in Mexico. (From the Daily Bleed ) Colored National Labor Convention, Harpers...

Louis Lingg (Public Domain) November 10, 1887  -- Chicago Haymarket martyr Louis Lingg, 22, “cheated” the state the day before his ...

August 20, 1619 – The first group of 20 Africans slaves landed at Jamestown, Virginia. (From the Daily Bleed ) (Ship Ahoy, the Ojay...

July 12, 1810 – Members of the shoemakers' union went on trial in New York City for striking to win a raise. They were fined $1 eac...

Michael Schwab June 29, 1898 – Michael Schwab, who was convicted for the Haymarket bombing, died from tuberculosis, having been p...

June 25, 1825 – U.S. troops captured Bob Forbes, leader of the Maroons (blacks resisting slavery) in Virginia. (From the Daily Bleed ) ...