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Chicago History Museum

Encyclopedia of Chicago: Haymarket and May Day

For Students 9th - 10th
Read this historical account of the events that led to the infamous labor dispute known as the Haymarket Square Riots on May 4th of 1886.
Handout
US Senate

U.s. Senate: Robert Wagner: A Featured Biography

For Students 9th - 10th
Short biographical essay on Robert F. Wagner, author of the Social Security Act and the Wagner Labor Act.
Website
PBS

Pbs: American Experience: The Iron Road

For Students 9th - 10th
A good summary of the history of the building of first transcontinental railroad and images of the transcontinental railroad. From the introduction to the PBS video, The Iron Road.
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Other

Afl Cio America's Unions: Samuel Gompers

For Students 9th - 10th
The life of union leader Samuel Gompers (1850-1924).