massacres

The Thiaroye massacre, 1944 - Steven Johns

Submitted by Steven. on Aug 31 2016 21:02
Tirailleurs as prisoners of war

A short history of the mass killing of black soldiers in the Free French Forces who were protesting against non-payment of wages towards the end of World War II.

The Elaine massacre, 1919 - Grif Stockley

Submitted by Steven. on Aug 5 2016 18:37
The armed racist white mob

A short history of one of the worst incidents of racial violence in American history when hundreds of African-Americans were murdered and tortured by white racists and security forces after black farm workers tried to organise for better pay.

The bloody May of 1936 in Thessaloniki, Greece

Submitted by welcometospace on May 7 2016 16:45
Mother of Tasos Tousis mourning over her dead sons body.

A general strike of the tobacco workers and other unions on May 8th 1936 led to the bloody events of May 9th. The police confronted the massive strike by opening fire on the protesters. 12 dead and hundreds of wounded in one of the most important days in greek working class history.

The Ponce massacre, 1937

Submitted by Steven. on Mar 20 2016 17:25
Ponce massacre: police begin firing

A short history of the massacre in Puerto Rico of peaceful demonstrators calling for the release of imprisoned separatist leader Pedro Campos by police acting on the orders of the US-appointed governor.

Eyewitness account of the Peterloo massacre - Samuel Bamford

Submitted by Steven. on Nov 12 2015 23:58
Poster entitled Manchester Heroes, published in 1819

A first person account of the Peterloo massacre of pro-democracy demonstrators by the British army in 1819, by Samuel Bamford, who was arrested and imprisoned for a year after the killings.

History of the Peterloo massacre, 1819

Submitted by Steven. on Nov 12 2015 23:54
Print of the Peterloo Massacre published by Richard Carlile

A short history of the mass killing of workers protesting for democracy and better conditions by the British army in 1819. While brutal, the repression did not dampen working class unrest but in fact helped spawn the Chartist reform movement.

British perfidy in Greece: a story worth remembering - Ed Vulliamy and Helena Smith

Submitted by Steven. on Nov 5 2015 03:33
Unarmed protesters killed by police and British troops, Athens 1944

An account of the time in 1944 when the British Army, at war with Germany switched their allegiance, opening fire upon – and arming Greek collaborators with the Nazis to fire upon – a civilian crowd in Syntagma Square.

The Everett massacre, 1916 - Walt Crowley

Submitted by Steven. on Nov 4 2015 23:36
Some of the wobbly prisoners from the Everett massacre at the county jail, 1917

A short history of the Everett massacre of five members of the revolutionary Industrial Workers of the World union who had gone to support striking workers.

Blood on the coal: Colorado strike of 1927 - Patrick Murfin

Submitted by Steven. on Oct 19 2015 10:14
IWW union hall in Walsenburg, 1928 when members rushed to defend it after it was

A short history of the great Colorado coal strike of 1927, called by the revolutionary union Industrial Workers of the World which lasted until the following year, facing savage repression and killings and won concessions, although not IWW union recognition.

RIP Ali Kitapci: Turkish anarcho-syndicalist killed in Ankara massacre

Submitted by kurekmurek on Oct 14 2015 20:18

We remember Ali Kitapci, the first person to organise for the anarcho-syndicalist cause in modern Turkey. He was one of the 14 members of Independent Transportation Union killed in the Ankara bombing on Saturday.