| Denver streetcar strike | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Part of US Streetcar Strikes | |||
 Crowds on 15th Street during the strike | |||
| Date | August 1–7, 1920 | ||
| Location | |||
| Caused by | Lower wages for streetcar workers | ||
| Methods | Striking, rioting, street fighting | ||
| Parties | |||
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| 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.