f{"id":49426,"date":"2026-07-27T22:38:28","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T05:38:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/?p=49426"},"modified":"2026-07-27T22:38:29","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T05:38:29","slug":"st-louis-commune-of-1877","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2026\/07\/27\/st-louis-commune-of-1877\/","title":{"rendered":"St. Louis Commune of 1877"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Google AI Overview<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-66.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49428\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The St. Louis Commune of 1877 was <mark>a brief worker-led uprising, marked by the first general strike in U.S. history and the temporary control of a major American city by socialist and communist organizers<\/mark>. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nebraskapress.unl.edu\/bison-books\/9781496228130\/the-st-louis-commune-of-1877\/\">1<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indybay.org\/newsitems\/2026\/07\/11\/18887347.php\">2<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Key Events of the Uprising<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>The Great Railroad Strike:<\/strong> Grew out of national wage cuts in July 1877, spreading quickly to St. Louis, Missouri, where thousands of multiracial industrial and transport workers shut down local commerce. [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1877_St._Louis_general_strike\">1<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/jacobin.com\/2022\/07\/1877-st-louis-commune-railroad-us-general-strike\">2<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stlpr.org\/show\/st-louis-on-the-air\/2021-12-09\/how-communists-briefly-ran-st-louis\">3<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DbE2G5Xsejg\/\">4<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nebraskapress.unl.edu\/bison-books\/9781496228130\/the-st-louis-commune-of-1877\/\">5<\/a>]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Workers&#8217; Leadership:<\/strong> The Marxist Workingmen&#8217;s Party helped direct the movement, setting up an executive committee that functioned as a temporary municipal authority. [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1877_St._Louis_general_strike\">1<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stlpr.org\/show\/st-louis-on-the-air\/2021-12-09\/how-communists-briefly-ran-st-louis\">2<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indybay.org\/newsitems\/2026\/07\/11\/18887347.php\">3<\/a>]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>City Control:<\/strong> For about a week, the coalition maintained public order, negotiated work terms, and paralyzed standard capitalist operations before federal troops and local militias suppressed the movement. [<a href=\"https:\/\/books.google.com\/books\/about\/The_St_Louis_Commune_Of_1877.html?id=Pb8-EAAAQBAJ\">1<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stlpr.org\/show\/st-louis-on-the-air\/2021-12-09\/how-communists-briefly-ran-st-louis\">2<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DbE2G5Xsejg\/\">3<\/a>]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The St. Louis Commune of 1877 was a brief worker-led uprising, marked by the first general strike in U.S. history and the temporary control of a major American city by socialist and communist organizers. 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