German Immigrant
You are a 51 year old male German immigrant working in the meat packing industry in Chicago. As a boy, your family emigrated to the US in 1850 following the failed Revolutions of 1848. Your parents settled in Chicago and your experiences have led you to join the socialist movement. After the Haymarket Riot, which you present for on remained loyal to the socialist movement.
http://columbus.iit.edu/dreamcity/00024069.html
This is an example of an exhibit at the fair to get you started. Excellent image and description of the German Building at the World's Columbian Exposition in 1893.
Resources have been provided to help you create a historically rich and accurate character.
http://americanhistory.abc-clio.com/Search/Display/263269?terms=German+Immigration+Chicago
This source provides general background information on socialism and the Chicago socialist
movement.
www.lib.niu.edu/2006/iht1320636.html
The Meatpacking in Illionoise History site provides excellent information on the conditions of the industry in this period.
http://www.chicagohs.org/research/resources/online-resources/online
The Chicago History Museum provides a variety of online resources for History Fair research, including extensive bibliographies.
http://www-distance.syr.edu/schied.html
This link is to the Kellogg Project at Syracuse University. Comprehensive information is provided about Chicago, German immigrants and socialism.
Chicago Historical Society-The Haymarket Affair Digital Collection
This digital collection was created by the Chicago Historical Society. Provided are on-line access to primary source materials relating to the Haymarket Affair, a controversial moment in Chicago's past and a pivotal event in the early history of the American labor movement.
http://columbus.iit.edu/dreamcity/00024069.html
This is an example of an exhibit at the fair to get you started. Excellent image and description of the German Building at the World's Columbian Exposition in 1893.
Resources have been provided to help you create a historically rich and accurate character.
http://americanhistory.abc-clio.com/Search/Display/263269?terms=German+Immigration+Chicago
This source provides general background information on socialism and the Chicago socialist
movement.
www.lib.niu.edu/2006/iht1320636.html
The Meatpacking in Illionoise History site provides excellent information on the conditions of the industry in this period.
http://www.chicagohs.org/research/resources/online-resources/online
The Chicago History Museum provides a variety of online resources for History Fair research, including extensive bibliographies.
http://www-distance.syr.edu/schied.html
This link is to the Kellogg Project at Syracuse University. Comprehensive information is provided about Chicago, German immigrants and socialism.
Chicago Historical Society-The Haymarket Affair Digital Collection
This digital collection was created by the Chicago Historical Society. Provided are on-line access to primary source materials relating to the Haymarket Affair, a controversial moment in Chicago's past and a pivotal event in the early history of the American labor movement.