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The Start of the Great Railroad Strike of 1877
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Social movements · 16 July–August 1877Open article references →
The Great Railroad Strike of 1877
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Martinsburg shops · United States
Why editors use it hereResearch synthesis and primary-source gateway for economic causes, geographic spread, violence, and labor consequences.
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In July 1877, Baltimore & Ohio workers at Martinsburg stopped trains after another ten-percent wage cut.
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Trigger and conditions
Major railroads announced new wage reductions in summer 1877.
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Uncertainty
National casualty and participation totals vary because the movement lacked central records and mixed strikers, supporters, bystanders, and property attacks.
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Why it matters
The strike was neither one centrally planned insurrection nor a set of unrelated riots.
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