The Haymarket Affair Digital Collection has been created by the Chicago Historical Society and is made freely available on their website. The Haymarket Affair refers to the violent confrontation between protestors supporting striking workers and the police which took place in Chicago's Haymarket Square in May 1886. The protestors were convicted after a bomb was thrown and several police killed. This site provides access to primary source materials relating to the trial including an outline of proceedings, transcripts of witness testimony and cross examination, exhibits, photographs and other published materials and manuscripts. The site also gives background information to the Haymarket Affair, a chronology of events and guidance to the collection. Documents can be viewed in HTML with links to digital images of the original primary materials.
Haymarket Affair Digital Collection
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