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On August 1, 1877, a riot here led armed citizens to fire on strikers, killing four people and injuring many others, including Scranton’s mayor. Like labor unrest in numerous U.S. cities, the conflict grew out of the U.S. depression of 1873 and the nationwide railroad strike in 1877.
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Scranton, Pennsylvania · United States
