[PAR] [TLE] Knights of Labor [SEP] Knights of Labor (K of L), officially Noble and Holy Order of the Knights of Labor, was the largest and one of the most important American labor organizations of the 1880s.  Its most important leader was Terence V. Powderly.  The Knights promoted the social and cultural uplift of the workingman, rejected socialism and anarchism, demanded the eight-hour day, and promoted the producers ethic of republicanism.  In some cases it acted as a labor union, negotiating with employers, but it was never well organized, and after a rapid expansion in the mid-1880s, it suddenly lost its new members and became a small operation again. [PAR] [TLE] 1877 St. Louis general strike [SEP] Generally accepted as the first general strike in the United States, the 1877 St. Louis general strike grew out of the Great Railroad Strike of 1877.  The general strike was largely organized by the Knights of Labor and the Marxist-leaning Workingmen's Party, the main radical political party of the era.  When the railroad strike reached East St. Louis, Illinois in July 1877, the St. Louis Workingman's Party led a group of approximately 500 people across the river in an act of solidarity with the nearly 1,000 workers on strike.  The party transformed, through speeches and organization, an initial strike among railroad workers into a strike by thousands of workers in several industries for the eight-hour day and a ban on child labor.  One speaker was noted to say, At another large rally a black man spoke for those who worked on the steamboats and levees.  He asked, "Will you stand to us regardless of color?"  The crowd shouted back, "We will!"
[PAR] [TLE] Knights of Labor [ SEP ] Knights of Labor ( K of L ) , officially Noble and Holy Order of the Knights of Labor , was the largest and one of the most important American labor organizations of the 1880s . Its most important leader was Terence V. Powderly . The Knights promoted the social and cultural uplift of the workingman , rejected socialism and anarchism , demanded the eight - hour day , and promoted the producers ethic of republicanism . In some cases it acted as a labor union , negotiating with employers , but it was never well organized , and after a rapid expansion in the mid-1880s , it suddenly lost its new members and became a small operation again . [PAR] [TLE] 1877 St. Louis general strike [ SEP ] Generally accepted as the first general strike in the United States , the 1877 St. Louis general strike grew out of the Great Railroad Strike of 1877 . The general strike was largely organized by the Knights of Labor and the Marxist - leaning Workingmen 's Party , the main radical political party of the era . When the railroad strike reached East St. Louis , Illinois in July 1877 , the St. Louis Workingman 's Party led a group of approximately 500 people across the river in an act of solidarity with the nearly 1,000 workers on strike . The party transformed , through speeches and organization , an initial strike among railroad workers into a strike by thousands of workers in several industries for the eight - hour day and a ban on child labor . One speaker was noted to say , At another large rally a black man spoke for those who worked on the steamboats and levees . He asked , " Will you stand to us regardless of color ? " The crowd shouted back , " We will ! "
The first general strike in the United States was largely organized by the largest and one of the most important 1880's what?
The first general strike in the United States was largely organized by the largest and one of the most important 1880 's what ?
American labor organizations
American labor organizations