Haymarket Square (Chicago)

The square in 2012, with the Haymarket Memorial in the distant-center
Haymarket square c. 1900
Another view of the square c. 1900
May Day attendees at the square in 2012.

Haymarket Square[1] is a commercial area on the Near West Side[2] of Chicago at Randolph Street and Des Plaines Street[3] just east of Halsted Street,[4] known primarily for the protest and bombing that occurred on May 4, 1886.[5][6] It was a wide,[7] busy commercial food produce market[8][9] for much of the 19th and early 20th centuries. The square is a tourist destination,[10] and is often a rally point for various unions[11] and political groups and individuals.[12]

The Haymarket Memorial sculpture was dedicated in 2004 on the site where the 1886 protest speaker's wagon was located.[13][14]

References

  1. ^ s (May 2020). "Haymarket Riot". HISTORY. Retrieved 2021-06-25.
  2. ^ Sweden, Eric Arnesen, a history professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago and Fulbright chair in American studies at Uppsala University in. "A powerful look at the Haymarket riot". chicagotribune.com. Archived from the original on 19 January 2021. Retrieved 2021-06-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ "125th Anniversary Approaching For Haymarket Riot". 2011-04-28. Retrieved 2021-06-25.
  4. ^ "The Haymarket incident". WBEZ Chicago. 2012-05-04. Retrieved 2021-06-25.
  5. ^ "The Anarchists and the Haymarket Square Incident | American Experience | PBS". www.pbs.org. Retrieved 2021-06-25.
  6. ^ "Haymarket Square". Atlas Obscura. Retrieved 2021-06-25.
  7. ^ "First Chapter or Excerpt - Riverside Public Library". read.riversideca.gov. Retrieved 2021-06-25.
  8. ^ "The Haymarket Memorial". www.chicago.gov. Retrieved 2021-06-25.
  9. ^ "The Haymarket Square on Randolph Street between Halsted and Des Plaines Streets". homicide.northwestern.edu. Retrieved 2021-06-25.
  10. ^ "Haymarket Square | Chicago, USA Attractions". Lonely Planet. Retrieved 2021-06-25.
  11. ^ "The Nation : Haymarket Riot Recalled". Los Angeles Times. 1986-05-05. Retrieved 2021-06-25.
  12. ^ https://static1.squarespace.com/static/56675308c21b8631e9619f54/t/5684b1e0cbced6a015790b73/1451536864536/June2010.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  13. ^ Kinzer, Stephen (September 15, 2004). "In Chicago, an Ambiguous Memorial to the Haymarket Attack". New York Times.
  14. ^ "The Haymarket Memorial". www.chicago.gov. Retrieved 2024-02-11.
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