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Which major labor strike did Pinkerton agents participate in during 1877?

  • Great Railroad Strike

  • Haymarket Affair

  • Pullman Strike

  • Lawrence Textile Strike

Answer

Pinkerton agents were involved in the Great Railroad Strike of 1877, which was a major labor uprising that began in Martinsburg, West Virginia, and spread across the United States. The Pinkertons were often hired by businesses to infiltrate unions, supply guards, and keep strikers and suspected unionists out of factories.
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