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On this day in Labor History the year was 1892. That was the day that Lithuanian-born anarchist, Alexander Berkman attempted to shoot steel magnate Andrew Carnegie’s second-in-command, Henry Clay Frick. Berkman wanted to avenge the Homestead Steel massacre in which nine workers were killed.
By The Rick Smith ShowOn this day in Labor History the year was 1892. That was the day that Lithuanian-born anarchist, Alexander Berkman attempted to shoot steel magnate Andrew Carnegie’s second-in-command, Henry Clay Frick. Berkman wanted to avenge the Homestead Steel massacre in which nine workers were killed.