February Strike
The first set of strikes ran from February 15 to 22. They were mainly confined to strike strongholds centered around the area controlled by the Wisconsin Cooperative Milk Pool, led by Walter M. Singler, in the Fox Valley.
The first blood shed in the strike was reported to be near Appleton, Wisconsin, when milk convoy guards threw heavy objects like horse shoes at a group of 100 strikers.
Read more about this topic: 1933 Wisconsin Milk Strike
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