1937 Memorial Day massacre

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Memorial Day massacre of 1937
Part of Little Steel strike
The Chicago Memorial Day Incident, photograph from the papers of the La Follette Committee
Date	May 30, 1937
Location	Chicago, Illinois, United States 41°40′58″N 87°32′24″W / 41.682895°N 87.539912°W / 41.682895; -87.539912
Parties
Steel Workers Organizing Committee Chicago Police Department
Lead figures
Dorothy Day
Casualties and losses
Deaths: 10 Wounded: 67+ Deaths: 0
Location within Greater Chicago

In the Memorial Day massacre of 1937, the Chicago Police Department shot and killed ten unarmed demonstrators in Chicago, on May 30, 1937. The incident took place during the Little Steel strike in the United States.