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Correction on Haymarket Martyrs (Letters) 3 June 2017 Dear Workers Vanguard, The otherwise accurate and informative article “Arkansas Legal Lynching Machine: Abolish the Racist U.S. Death Penalty!” (WV No. 1112, 19 May) incorrectly states, “While the face of death row is now primarily black and Latino, fighters for labor’s cause have also been targeted for death by the capitalist state: the Haymarket anarchists, labor organizers who fought for the eight-hour day and were put to death in 1877; IWW organizer Joe Hill, executed in 1915; anarchist workers Sacco and Vanzetti, who died in the electric chair in 1927.” Actually, the four Haymarket martyrs—Parsons, Spies, Fischer and Engel—were hanged on November 11th, 1887. Louis Lingg committed suicide the preceding day. CGs, WV replies: We thank C.A. for correcting our error.
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