The full autobiographies of each of the Haymarket martyrs: eight Chicago anarchists who were sentenced to death and in whose memory we celebrate May Day, International Workers' Day. Originally written for the Knights of Labor journal. Copied to clipboard Digitised by libcom.org on 1 May 2013 Introductions Engel, George, 1836-1887: autobiography Fielden, Samuel, 1847-1922: autobiography Fischer, Adolph, 1858-1887: autobiography Lingg, Louis, 1864-1887: autobiography Neebe, Oscar, 1850-1916: autobiography Parsons, Albert, 1848-1887: autobiography Schwab, Michael, 1853-1898: autobiography Spies, August, 1855-1887: autobiography Notes and bibliography Printer-friendly version anarchism United States strikes repression May Day killings 8-hour day Knights of Labor autobiographies PDF
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