What the records say
- When
- 3 Aug 1913
- Kind
- Riot
- Coordinates
- 39.01° N, 121.42° W
- Description
- riot during a strike of agricultural workers in Wheatland, California
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Wheatland hop riot
1913 riot in Wheatland, California
The Wheatland hop riot was a violent confrontation during a strike of agricultural workers demanding decent working conditions at the Durst Ranch in Wheatland, California, on August 3, 1913. The riot, which resulted in four deaths and numerous injuries, was subsequently blamed by local authorities, who were controlled by management, upon the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW).
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- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Strike action by agricultural workers in Wheatland, California, degenerates into the "Wheatland hop riot"”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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