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Bill Barry

Jul 13, 2026

2:03
But what caused the 1877 railroad strike in Baltimore?
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The greed of the B&O Railroad Company.
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And what had happened is we've seen a transformation of the United States since the War of Independence and large corporations.
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It became a national economy.
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And so the challenge was how do you move goods from one area to another? It used to be that you would have them in your own little neighborhood.
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and people would buy them and come around.
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And you can see that, for example, at places like the Holland's Market, which is down near the Irish Rail Workers Museum.

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23:05
in the 21st century? Well,

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