Talk:Railroad Strikes of 1877

Rewrite
Please see the following page Great railroad strike of 1877. It is not completed, but I think it may cover the topic more completely and in a more encyclopedic format. Jim62sch 16:33, 2 January 2006 (UTC)

I saw that this page needed some help, so I'm going to see if I can fix it. Currently researching information to try to update it. (Davidpdx) 9/4/05

I did some editing on this page and added a picture and external links. It could use some more work. (Davidpdx) 9/4/05

Problem: this article covers the same content as Great Railroad Strike. I'm not a labor historian, but I would suggest merging both under the title Great Railroad Strike of 1877. Billbrock 05:18, 3 October 2005 (UTC)

I believe I have enough info to merge and fix the two. Jim62sch 00:37, 1 January 2006 (UTC)

merged but need verify
I merged the articles but we now need to verify the data. There is something odd that 10 men died in two different conflicts. Has the same incident been mistakenly reported as two different events in differnt places?

Also, we need more citations etc and the merge needs to be polished. RJFJR 02:59, 2 January 2006 (UTC)

from article
Moved here from article, this is general history not directly related to the article (IMO):

==Railroad Strikes of 1877==

During the 1870's the US had suffered through an economic depression. Facing declining revenues the railroad industry had collapsed and was being bailed out by the US government. The bailout was due to companies being overextended following the post Civil War railroad boom. Employees were laid off or their wages were cut.

The election of Republican President Rutherford B. Hayes in 1877 did not help matters. Many believed that President Hayes was elected fraudulently due to disputed electoral votes from the State of Florida. Subsequently, the election was sent to the House of Representatives where Hayes was declared the winner and President-elect.


 * Actually, those factors do matter. In writing about history, one must include sociological, economic and political factors.  In order for this article to be properly wiki-fied, it needs to follow a logical path, pointing out all relevant factors.  Else it is little more than a brief blurb on the strike, and thus of little real value to anyone wishing to gain a better understanding of our nation's history.  Jim62sch 17:01, 2 January 2006 (UTC)