Louis Lingg

1864–1887 (age 23)

anarchist

Biography

Louis Lingg arrived in America driven by a fierce belief in social justice and took his place among labor activists seeking fair treatment amid industrial expansion.

He is honored at the Haymarket Martyrs' Monument as a reminder of the passions and sacrifices that marked the struggle for equitable labor relations in the 1880s, even as his tragic death underscored the cost of dissent.