May Day Riots of 1919

When

1 May 1919

Kind

Riot

Coordinates

39.49° N, 96.91° W

Description

Riots in Cleveland, Ohio

Placed at the town its title names, May Day.

Riots in Cleveland, Ohio

The Cleveland May Day riots of 1919 were a series of violent demonstrations that occurred throughout Cleveland, Ohio on May 1, 1919. The riots occurred during the May Day parade organized by Socialist leader Charles Ruthenberg, of local trade unionists, socialists, communists, and the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) to protest against the conviction of Eugene V.

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