Labor rights activists Albert Parsons, Lucy Parsons, and Clara Lemlich discuss the historic Haymarket Riot and Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire, highlighting the struggles for worker rights and unsafe conditions in American factories. The podcast delves into the meaning of May Day and the sacrifices made by individuals in the labor movement.

Parsons was an activist focused on improving the lives of workers, poor people, immigrants, and people who were unemployed or homeless. The Chicago Police Department described her as more dangerous than a thousand rioters. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.