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In which strike did Pinkerton agents clash with steelworkers, resulting in multiple deaths?
Homestead Strike
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Answer
During the Homestead Strike of 1892, Pinkerton agents were called in to reinforce the strikebreaking measures of industrialist Henry Clay Frick, who was acting on behalf of Andrew Carnegie, the head of Carnegie Steel. Tensions between the workers and strikebreakers erupted into violence, leading to the deaths of three Pinkerton agents and nine steelworkers.
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