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Encyclopedia of Arkansas: Great Southwestern Strike

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Prior to the nationwide Pullman Railway Strike in 1894, railroad workers struck against rail lines controlled by Jay Gould. Read about the strike, the initial success, and eventual defeat for the workers.

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labor strikes, railroad monopolies, railroad workers, railway strikes, strikebreakers, great southwestern strike, jay gould, knights of labor, terence powderly
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  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)