The Five Haymarket Martyrs

After the Haymarket Massacre, these five men were tried and convicted, despite their innocence. Four were hanged and the fifth committed suicide soon after. Their crimes? Open protest in favor of the 8 hour work day, and laying bare the hypocrisy of the State for all to see.

Haymarket Five

From top left to bottom right: August Spies who delivered the closing speech before the Haymarket Massacre took place; Albert E. Parsons, Louis Lingg, George Engel and Adolph Fischer.

The last words of August Spies as he stood on the gallows:

"The day will come when our silence will be more
powerful than the voices you are throttling today."

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