Iin 1894 a nationwide railway strike begins at Pullman, Ill. Nearly 260,000 railroad workers ultimately joined the strike to protest wage cuts by the Pullman Palace Car Co., the maker of rail cars. They eventually were forced to battle federal troops sent in to open the rail lines.Here’s a cartoon depicting the condition of Pullman workers.
A little about the old cartoons. Part I: Political and propaganda cartoons.
December 15, 2018
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