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Shooting Down the Workers – The Great Railroad Strike

Samuel J. Tilden – 25th Governor of New York . Not  too many folks know much about the Great Railroad Strike of 1877, put down by Federal troops. It’s one of those now obscure labor disputes of ancient times; useless … Continue reading

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