Strike

1909 Georgia Railroad strike

17 May 1909 – 29 May 1909 · 33.00° N, 83.50° W

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When
17 May 1909 – 29 May 1909
Kind
Strike
Coordinates
33.00° N, 83.50° W
Description
American labor strike

Placed at the area, not an exact site.

1909 Georgia Railroad strike

American labor strike

The Georgia Railroad strike of 1909, also known as the Georgia race strike, was a labor strike that involved white firemen working for the Georgia Railroad that lasted from May 17 to May 29. White firemen, organized under the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen, resented the hiring of African American firemen by the railroad and accompanying policies regarding seniority.

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