Riot by railroad workers at Martinsburg on the Baltimore-Ohio Railroad, USA, 1877 Creator: Unknown.

Riot by railroad workers at Martinsburg on the Baltimore-Ohio Railroad, USA, 1877 Creator: Unknown.

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Riot by Baltimore-Ohio Railroad workers at Martinsburg, West Virginia, USA, 1877. The riot occurred after workers went on strike because the company cut their wages. Federal troops were sent in to restore order, but the events at Martinsburg sparked a series of further strikes and riots across the country.

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