, ▁this ▁parallel ▁was ▁used ▁in ▁Pitts burgh ▁and ▁elsewhere ▁by ▁the ▁strike ▁leaders ▁themselves , ▁employ ing ▁" antic ap ital ist ▁r het or ic ". ▁However , ▁he ▁goes ▁on ▁to ▁point ▁out ▁that ▁this ▁was ▁equally ▁employed ▁by ▁the ▁oppon ents ▁of ▁organized ▁action , ▁sometimes ▁to ▁de le ter ious ▁effect ▁as ▁" label ing ▁a ▁movement ▁as ▁an arch ist , ▁social ist , ▁or ▁even ▁commun ist ▁often ▁enabled ▁officials ▁to ▁take ▁pre empt ive ▁action ▁that , ▁while ▁legal ▁or ▁quasi - legal , ▁often ▁set ▁off ▁popular ▁dis order ." ▁ ▁Comm em oration ▁On ▁September ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁a ▁historical ▁marker ▁was ▁placed ▁at ▁the ▁corner ▁of ▁ 2 8 th ▁Street ▁and ▁Liber ty ▁in ▁Pitts burgh , ▁comm emor ating ▁the ▁location ▁of ▁the ▁July ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 8 7 7 ▁shoot ings ▁in ▁connection ▁with ▁the ▁strike ▁and ▁en su ing ▁ri ots . ▁The ▁ins cription ▁reads : ▁ ▁In ▁July , ▁un rest ▁hit ▁US ▁rail ▁lines . ▁Pennsylvania ▁Rail road ▁workers ▁struck ▁to ▁resist ▁w age ▁and ▁job ▁cut s . ▁Here , ▁on ▁July ▁ 2 1 , ▁milit ia ▁fat ally ▁shot ▁some ▁twenty ▁six ▁people . ▁A ▁battle ▁followed ; ▁rail ▁property ▁was ▁burn ed . ▁The ▁strike ▁was ▁finally ▁broken ▁by ▁US ▁Tro ops . ▁ ▁Add itional ▁historical ▁markers ▁can ▁be ▁found ▁at : ▁ ▁P enn ▁Avenue ▁near ▁ 1 8