130th ANNIVERSARY OF BAY VIEW MASSACRE TO BE HELD MAY 1 SHOWING RE-ENACTMENT OF 1886 EVENT
Again, there’ll be larger-than-life-sized puppets helping to re-enact Wisconsin’s historic Bay View Tragedy that occurred May 5, 1886 when the State Militia killed seven persons demonstrating for the eight-hour day.
The 130th Anniversary Commemoration of the Bay View Tragedy will be held at 3 p.m., Sunday, May 1, near the site of the massacre along the shores of Lake Michigan in Milwaukee. The event, having become a tradition, will feature Will Jones, UW-Madison history professor, music and the re-enactment, staged by the Milwaukee Public Theatre and the Milwaukee Puppet and Mask Theatre.
Join the FREE outdoor event (it’ll last about an hour) at the historical marker site grounds at S. Superior St. and E. Russell Ave. The Wisconsin Labor History Society has been the principal sponsor of the event that has been held for 30 consecutive years.
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