Episode 3: Bullets against Steel

A shield protecting the locked-out workers during the Homestead Steel Strike
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After the Homestead Steel Strike turns into an armed assault on the strikers, who have been locked out of their homes, Alexander Berkman concocts a violent plan to rally workers around the world. Featuring guests Tom Goyens, Paul Krause, and Randall Law.

A shield designed to protect workers in front of the Homestead Steel plant. Source: Wikimedia Commons

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An illustration of Berkman attempting to assassinate Henry Clay Frick, from Harper’s Weekly, Aug. 6, 1892. Source: Wikimedia Commons

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An illustration of the Pinkterton barges trying to land at Homestead, from Homestead: A Complete History of the Struggle, July, 1892 Source: Wikimedia Commons

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Illustration of the Homestead workers and their families attacking the Pinkertons, from Frank Leslie’s Illustrated, July 14, 1892

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