San Francisco’s Haymarket: A Redemptive Tale of Class Struggle

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Tom Mooney in his cell

in San Quentin (c. 1932)

Tom Mooney had real evidence of his innocence, but was denied a new trial or pardon for 22 years.

WPA Mural

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Tom Mooney parades triumphantly up Market Street, after being released from San Quentin Prison, January 1939, after 22 and a half years imprisonment.

photos courtesy San Francisco History Room, San Francisco, CA

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