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Women's Day Massacre (Youngstown, OH) on June 20th, 1937

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A wounded striker "On this day in 1937, exactly 80 years ago, police massacred 16 people and injured nearly 300 when striking steelworkers' wives and children demonstrated in thei r support in Youngstown, Ohio. Workers at Republic Steel had gone on strike when 1000 union supporters were sacked. Seeing women join the strikers angered the police captain, who ordered the women to leave. When they refused, instead spitting and cursing at the officers, police fired tear gas at the women, children and even babies. This outraged the workers who rushed to the scene to fight the police who began shooting, killing and wounding scores. Many of those were shot in the back as they ran from the police. This is a short account of the events: https://libcom.org/history/womens-day-massacre-1937 " (via Working Class History)

6/20 @ the Rake's End - Japanese Noise Rock! North Carolina Queerviolence! Kaintuckee Punx! Ohio Grindcore and... "Cry-Rap"???

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Professional flyer for the show An Atomic Whirl(Japan)/FSTFCKR(ashville)/Putrid Liquid/Lx420/OTMR Putrid Liquid (downloads HERE ) went on first and were as sick as their name!!!! I caught most of their set and loved it! Tasty goregrind/brutal death from Dayton that hit the spot. I could've gone home after that and been satisfied. *licks lips* Dale M. " Burnheart" (that's your new nickname) gave me what was the last of their splits with Rectal Prolapse. My disc drive isn't working, but I think it's online. It'll be coming out on cassette for all you sick grind and death metal freaks, so look out for that!!!! Btw it was GREAT to see Randy and Angelo for the first time since eons of forever of black holes past. Glad y'allz doin' well, even if you're not undead!!! Homegrown (hurr hurr hurr) grindcore hwee-roes Liquidx420 were up next. Their set was longer than their previous ones I've seen, which were usually over i...