HIST 012 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Carnegie Steel Company, Gilded Age
Document Summary
The molly mcguires: secret society of irish immigrants who conspired against eastern pa mine bosses throughout the 1870"s- resulting in assassination and sabotage, a pinkerton detective infiltrated the organization, ultimately, 20 mollies were hung. The hand of innocence: in carbon country jail in jim throne pa, mystery shrouds the handprints of suspect alexander campbell. Meet you in hell pa"s steel: intro, for a century pa was the steel capital of the world, gilded age , situations in steel towns highlighted the injustices. Steel town life: steel mill towns towns were dark, filthy, and suffocating, johnstown, duquesne, aliquippa, and bethlehem thrived, milltowns were melting pots of race and culture, strikes, lockouts, and economic depressions were common. Labor violence: some workers tried to adjust to the workplace, others turned to organize resistance, anxiety over the loss of independence plus the desire for better wages, hours, and working conditions used workers into unions.
