Denver streetcar strike of 1920

Denver streetcar strike
Denver streetcar strike
Part of US Streetcar Strikes
	Crowds on 15th Street during the strike
Date	August 1–7, 1920
Location	Denver, Colorado
Caused by	Lower wages for streetcar workers
Methods	Striking, rioting, street fighting
Parties
Streetcar workers ; Civilians	Denver Police Department, Colorado National Guard, Federal troops, civilians
Casualties
Death(s)	7
Injuries	50

The Denver streetcar strike of 1920 was a labor action and series of urban riots in downtown Denver, Colorado, beginning on August 1, 1920, and lasting six days. Seven were killed^[1] and 50 were seriously injured in clashes among striking streetcar workers, strike-breakers, local police, federal troops and the public. This was the "largest and most violent labor dispute involving transportation workers and federal troops".^[2]

^ "DENVERCARMEN WILLING TO RETURN". No. 41, 3. Sacramento Union. August 10, 1920. Retrieved March 23, 2016. Leonard A. Temmer, 18, died in a hospital today as a result of being shot during rioting Thursday night. His death brought the total death list of the riots to seven.
^ Laurie, Clayton D. (July 15, 1997). The role of federal military forces in domestic disorders, 1877-1945. Government Printing Office. p. 273.

[1] "DENVERCARMEN WILLING TO RETURN". No. 41, 3. Sacramento Union. August 10, 1920. Retrieved March 23, 2016. Leonard A. Temmer, 18, died in a hospital today as a result of being shot during rioting Thursday night. His death brought the total death list of the riots to seven.

[Laurie-2] Laurie, Clayton D. (July 15, 1997). The role of federal military forces in domestic disorders, 1877-1945. Government Printing Office. p. 273.

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