Homework Due:
For homework, read pages 604-609 in the textbook.
Additional Resources:
TBA
Topic:
TBA
Daily Goal(s):
TBA
Lesson Plan:
TBA
Assigned Homework:
For homework, read pages 600-604 and 609-611.
Also, at the bottom of this page, write an obituary for Albert Parsons. Whatever you decide to include, make sure you address whether or not he was a dangerous man.
haunT225 
We are here to recognize the death of Albert Parsons, who was put to death by fault, not justice. Albert Parsons was not a dangerous man, he fought for the equality amongst all people. Some were lead to believe that he was a dangerous man because he sought to “destroy” the government. Parsons saw a government that had too much power, and more often times then not they abused that power to make people work long hours for very little pay. Parsons believed in a government that would be run by the people for the people. Some might consider a government run by the people dangerous, however, isn’t a government run by only a few more dangerous? Parson states, “Anarchy, therefore, is liberty; is the negation of force, or compulsion, or violence.” All he ever wanted was for the people to be free in and of themselves, the government that was ruling at that time was not for the people, but for the money. Parsons acknowledge that fact and wanted to bring down a government in order to restore a new one. One that would give the American people the true meaning of equality. A government that represented the true aspects of the democratic ideals.
It was not Parsons who was dangerous, rather the government for blinding the american people into thinking a man that fights for equality is detrimental in and of himself.
LikeLike
Albert Parsons, age 39, died on November 11, 1887 in Chicago Illinois, spouse Lucy Parsons, served in the Confederate State Army, Albert spoke at the Haymarket square May 4, 1886, he originally didn’t want to speak at the market but later changed his mind, while he was speaking he did get the crowd fired up and he did speak a little bit about violence, there were statements that he shouted “to arms” and there were statements saying he never said that at all, after he was finished talking a bomb just happened to go off and men were killed, because Albert was speaking when the bomb went off he was assumed to be guilty for the deaths of the police officers, he was brought to jail and was essentially guilty until proven innocent.
Albert Parsons was not a dangerous man. The only thing linking him to a violent history was his participation in the Confederate War, other than that Albert did not have a violent history. He did believe in anarchy and his speeches did contain violent content and ideas, but that does not make him any more violent than you or me. Albert Parsons should not be considered a violent man because he never acted on his so called violent words. Anyone could speak about wanting to stab someone, that doesn’t make them violent unless they act on what they say.
LikeLike
Albert Parsons, 39, of Montgomery, Alabama, passed away on November 11, 1887. Married to Lucy Waller. Funeral services will not be held because he was sentenced to death. Parsons was not a dangerous man, but rather an idealistic man. He wanted all people to be treated equally, so he fought for liberty no matter what it costs. Believing that the government was corrupt and controlling. Parsons became an advocate for equal and labor rights. In order to get complete freedom and liberty, Parsons believed in a government run by the people was necessary. The government did not agree with anyone who went against their judgment/ laws, therefore declaring Parsons an anarchist. Parsons wished to destroy the government but without force or violence and in the best interest for all people.
LikeLike
The great Albert Parsons, died at the young age of 39, on November 11, 1887, in the town of Chicago, he was married to a very nice lady named Lucy Waller. Parsons died in a awful way, people thinking Parsons was a “dangerous man” sentenced him to death. Not only was Albert Parsons not a dangerous man, he could have done amazing stuff for the United States, he wanted everyone to be equal in the U.S. Parsons wanted the government to be run by the people, meaning that everyone was equal and no one was treated or payed differently. The government had strong feelings against Parsons and knew they had to get rid of him, Parsons had a speech at Haymarket Square on May 4, 1886, while Parsons was having his speech, a bomb went off, Parsons was a very strong believer in the 2nd amendment and during his speech he said “to arms, to arms” the bomb went off shortly after he said those words. People blamed this bombing on him and he was sentenced to death. Without evidence that Parsons did this horrible action they had no right to kill him, but the government saw him as a threat so they had to get him out of their way. Parsons was not a dangerous man and just wanted the people to live in a world with equality.
LikeLike
Albert Parsons, 39
CHICAGO – Albert Richard Parsons, 39, died Friday, November 11, 1887, by the death penalty. Parsons is survived on by his wife, Lucy Parsons, and their two children. He was born in Montgomery, Alabama, Tuesday, June 20, 1848 being the youngest son of Samuel Parsons of Maine and his mother, Elizabeth (Tompkins) Parsons. For most of his life, even after both of his parents died by the time he was a young child, he was raised by his eldest brother, William Parsons in Texas. Albert a few years later in life went to live with his sister, where he then became an apprentice for a newspaper. When the time came he also served in the military on the Confederate States of America. Not long after he served he met Lucy Gonzales and in the 1870’s married her. The anarchists was survived by his wife, Lucy Parsons, his children, and his siblings. Albert Parsons was an anarchical speaker at the Haymarket Square, Tuesday, May 4, 1886. While Parsons was speaking a bomb was set off, soon giving the name for this day Haymarket Square Affair(Riot). With this bomb being set off during Albert’s speech and people having being killed there was someone who needed to be punished for this incident. He was soon taken to court and wrongly convicted for conspiracy. Simply because he was speaking of his idealistic views for the government. He believed that we should have more of a democratic government, meaning that it is run by the people for the people. By Albert speaking of his ideas and hopes for Americans with no government, he was seen as a threat to the United States. Although he was speaking at this event in history about ideas that not many people had at this time, it should not have made him an automatic threat. Just because Albert had different views on the government in the U.S., and he may have spoke about violence at one of his speeches, did not make him a guilty man. Although Albert Parsons was put to death by wrongdoing his words and ideas still live on today when we speak of equality in our country and the world.
LikeLike