There Will Be Blood - The Great Railroad Riots Of 1877

“There Will Be Blood” - the Great Railroad Strike of 1877 On July 21 1877, the height of the Railroad Riots reached its peak in Pittsburgh. As a crowd of rioting railroad workers and their families gathered downtown, the PA National Guard was called in to help disperse the crowd. What happened next is one of the darkest days in modern Pittsburgh history. In this episode we dive deep into a story direct from the newspapers, which tells of the mayhem and destruction that encapsulated the city.   See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.