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Several unions joined a shipyard #strike in the 1919 #SeattleGeneralStrike on #ThisDayInHistory. For five days the city shut down. Alas, its main consequence was feeding into the #FirstRedScare.
Here are two books on these events:
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#OnThisDay 1919:
The 5-day #SeattleGeneralStrike of more than 65,000 workers began. The city ground to a halt, but the striking workers created food distribution networks and provided essential services such as medical care, fire prevention and policing.
