Monday, 13 January and Tuesday/ Wednesday 14/15 January

This week various classes moved through various parts of studying videos, taking notes in mini-lectures, and discussing several key events.

We studied the Great Railroad Strike of 1877 which helped increase membership in unions.

We studied the controversy between the Gold Standard and Greenbacks.

We watched several videos and discussed the Haymarket Riots of 1886.

Haymarket riot video

http://video.pbs.org/video/1907816603/ 10 mins

And a different perspective with more focus on labor and civil rights

1) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OQxncb2ihQ&safe=active

2) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkZET09x5_Q&safe=active

3) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaUFPCMnChk&safe=active

18-19 minutes total

Some classes had time to analyze a graph on page 185 of History Alive! examining the relationship between hours worked and wages between 1890 and 1915.

Most classes also studied the "Pullman Strikes."

The final exam for this class will cover the history of labor and industry in the US from european settlement to WWI (including vocabulary).