History of the United States II / Unit 3 USH2 0335 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Knights Collapse
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The idea
The Knights of Labor had more than seven hundred thousand members in eighteen eighty-six and barely one hundred thousand by the year's end.
In practice
Six hundred thousand members lost within a single year.
Where people slip
The anchor ties the collapse to Haymarket. The Yawp says the Knights became associated with violence and radicalism, and the eight-hour movement collapsed with them.
Your place on the trail
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Builds on
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