US History October 13, 2015

Warm Up: Can we ever know what happened at the Homestead Strike? What other materials would you want to look at in order to try to figure out what happened at Homestead?

OBJ: TLW analyze primary and secondary sources. S. 1; DOL: TLW evaluate a historical source for audience, purpose, point of view, context and authenticity. DOK: 2-3

The Pullman Strike Chicago, 1894

Interior of a Pullman Sleeper Car

OBJ: TLW analyze primary and secondary sources. S. 1; DOL: TLW evaluate a historical source for audience, purpose, point of view, context and authenticity. DOK: 2-3

Pullman Palace Car CompanyRailway car company owned by

George PullmanOver 6,000 workers Workers had lived in “company town”Rent was 25% higher than other areas

Pullman, Illinois

OBJ: TLW analyze primary and secondary sources. S. 1; DOL: TLW evaluate a historical source for audience, purpose, point of view, context and authenticity. DOK: 2-3

Origins of the Strike

Historical Context: Depression of 1893

Pullman cuts workers’ wages

But doesn’t cut rent for apartments

OBJ: TLW analyze primary and secondary sources. S. 1; DOL: TLW evaluate a historical source for audience, purpose, point of view, context and authenticity. DOK: 2-3

Strike Begins

May 10, 1894- Workers walk out

OBJ: TLW analyze primary and secondary sources. S. 1; DOL: TLW evaluate a historical source for audience, purpose, point of view, context and authenticity. DOK: 2-3

ARU Supports Pullman Workers

American Railway Union is a NATIONAL union of railway workers

Eugene Debs, ARU leader, decides to support Pullman strikers

Across the nation, railway workers refused to run trains that had Pullman cars attached to them

The country is paralyzedOBJ: TLW analyze primary and secondary sources. S. 1; DOL: TLW evaluate a historical source for audience, purpose, point of view, context and authenticity. DOK: 2-3

Eugene Debs

OBJ: TLW analyze primary and secondary sources. S. 1; DOL: TLW evaluate a historical source for audience, purpose, point of view, context and authenticity. DOK: 2-3

President Grover Cleveland sends in troops

OBJ: TLW analyze primary and secondary sources. S. 1; DOL: TLW evaluate a historical source for audience, purpose, point of view, context and authenticity. DOK: 2-3

Violence Erupts

Presence of Federal troops sets off riots

Rioters burn buildings, troops kill 4 and wound 20

OBJ: TLW analyze primary and secondary sources. S. 1; DOL: TLW evaluate a historical source for audience, purpose, point of view, context and authenticity. DOK: 2-3

End of Strike

By August, strike fall apart

1000 union workers fired

New workers have to sign contracts promising not to join a union

Debs arrested and jailed for 6 monthsOBJ: TLW analyze primary and secondary sources. S. 1; DOL: TLW evaluate a historical source for audience, purpose, point of view, context and authenticity. DOK: 2-3

How did Chicago newspapers cover the Pullman strike?In Chicago, there were newspapers that supported the workers and

newspapers that supported the Pullman Car Company.

YOUR JOB: Figure out which newspapers supported whom.

Process: The class will be divided into four groups. Each groups gets one document set (A, B, C, or D). EACH Student must complete the graphic organizer for your set and

answer the question: Which paper supported the workers and which supported Pullman?

You should be prepared to explain how you arrived at your conclusion.

OBJ: TLW analyze primary and secondary sources. S. 1; DOL: TLW evaluate a historical source for audience, purpose, point of view, context and authenticity. DOK: 2-3

How did Chicago newspapers cover the Pullman strike? Each group needs a five minute maximum

presentation to model with the document camera how you did the close reading on your document. Circle words or phrases that tipped you off to whether the newspaper favored the workers or Pullman.

OBJ: TLW analyze primary and secondary sources. S. 1; DOL: TLW evaluate a historical source for audience, purpose, point of view, context and authenticity. DOK: 2-3

How did Chicago newspapers cover the Pullman strike? Exit: Pick a source from your set. Write

down which source it is. Who was the audience? What is this document’s purpose? What is the author’s point of view? What else is going on at the time? How “real” is this document? Why would you say that?

OBJ: TLW analyze primary and secondary sources. S. 1; DOL: TLW evaluate a historical source for audience, purpose, point of view, context and authenticity. DOK: 2-3