Which statement about the Haymarket affair is accurate?

Which statement about the Haymarket affair is accurate?

• A. The Pullman strike
• B. Began as a rally of laborers organized by radicals
• C. The Homestead strike
• D. The Gold Standard Act demonstration

Answer: (B)

The Haymarket affair started as a rally organized by labor leaders and radicals in Chicago in 1886, part of the campaign for an eight-hour workday. It followed violent clashes at the McCormick Reaper Works, but the gathering itself was intended as a peaceful demonstration; a bomb was thrown at police, leading to a deadly crackdown. The involvement of radical activists and anarchists gave the event its enduring association with labor militancy. The other options point to different labor conflicts or events not connected to Haymarket.

The Haymarket affair started as a rally organized by labor leaders and radicals in Chicago in 1886, part of the campaign for an eight-hour workday. It followed violent clashes at the McCormick Reaper Works, but the gathering itself was intended as a peaceful demonstration; a bomb was thrown at police, leading to a deadly crackdown. The involvement of radical activists and anarchists gave the event its enduring association with labor militancy. The other options point to different labor conflicts or events not connected to Haymarket.