John Peter Altgeld later pardoned three people convicted in the wake of this event.
Albert Parsons was one of four people hanged for the events here, which resulted in the death of eleven people including Mathias Degan. John Peter Altgeld later pardoned three people convicted in the wake of this event. The day before it, two people were killed by police, and the atmosphere was tense as August Spies gave a speech advocating a strike in support of the eight-hour day. For 10 points, the demise of the Knights of Labor was one result of a bomb thrown in what 1886 anarchist-police clash in Chicago?
Albert Parsons was one of four people hanged for the events here, which resulted in the death of eleven people including Mathias Degan.
{Haymarket} Square Riot(s)