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... > social science subjects > sociology > social change > activism and social justice > political and social movements (North America) > Homestead Riot
... > contexts > population characteristics > socioeconomic factors > social change > activism and social justice > political and social movements (North America) > Homestead Riot

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Homestead Riot  

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  • The Homestead Riot, also known as the Homestead Strike, was a gunfight between union members and private security guards that occurred on July 6, 1892, in Homestead, Pennsylvania. In the 1880s and 1890s, Andrew Carnegie had built the Carnegie Steel Company into one of the largest and most profitable steel companies in the United States. [Source: Encyclopedia of Activism and Social Justice; Homestead Riot]

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