Haymarket Martyrs Monument, Forest Park, Illinois

The Haymarket Martyr’s Monument “THE DAY WILL COME WHEN OUR SILENCE WILL BE MORE POWERFUL THAN THE VOICES YOU ARE THROTTLING TODAY“ On May 4, 1886, a rally began at Haymarket Square in Chicago near Randolph and Des Plaines Streets. As the rally drew to a close, police were dispatched to disperse the crowd. A homemade bomb exploded and police gunfire erupted, causing fatalities on both sides. Although the bomber was never identified, eight men were indicted and convicted, because their “inflammatory spee