An early 20th century portrayal of Daniel Shays’ forces fleeing from Federal troops, armed with cannons, after an attempt to lay siege to the Springfield Arsenal with only four killed and virtually no musket fire; they would regroup later in Amherst, Massachusetts. By C. Kendrick – The people's history of the world, Edward Sylvester Ellis; vol. VI, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=75428402
Today in #LaborHistory 1/25/1787: Launch of #Shays #Rebellion to end debt #prison for farmers & other attempts by wealthy to make the poor pay for Revolutionary War.
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