Overview and Main Ideas

The Haymarket riot meant a lot more than just retaliation and death for officers and labor activist. Instead it was a fight for equality for the lowere working class and it was a plea for justice that was so disappointingly shut down in the court room due to many unjust conviction. It is very important to point out that not only were the labor working fighting for 8 hour days, but instead they were fighting for respect from the rich and the law. While eventually this was achieved, the question really is, how much faster could this have been done if the dynamite was never thrown? Or maybe, would the goal have ever been achieved?