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Podcast: The Alarmist
Episode: THE GREAT RAILROAD STRIKE OF 1877: WHO IS TO BLAME?
Description: Who’s to blame for The Great Railroad Strike of 1877?This week, The Alarmist (Rebecca Delgado Smith) speaks with actor and writer Ali Vingiano about the events leading up to The Great Railroad Strike of 1877. A Union rep for the WGA herself, Ali knows all about the importance of organizing. They’re joined by Fact Checker Chris Smith and Producer Clayton Early. Was this another byproduct of The Gilded Age or did the Financial Panic of 1873 have something to do with it? Up on the board: Pinkertons, John D. Rockefeller, State Sanctioned Violence.We have merc...