Massachusetts state militia

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The Massachusetts state militia was a state-organized military force that, in the early 20th century, was frequently deployed to maintain order and protect industrial interests during labor disputes and civil unrest.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf organized military force ⓘ
state militia ⓘ
commandedBy Governor of Massachusetts ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
dutyType part-time service ⓘ
evolvedInto modern Massachusetts National Guard ⓘ
hasComponent Massachusetts National Guard ⓘ
Massachusetts naval militia ⓘ
Massachusetts volunteer regiments ⓘ
higherAuthority United States federal government (in times of federalization) ⓘ
historicalContext Gilded Age industrial conflicts ⓘ
Progressive Era labor unrest ⓘ
jurisdiction territory of Massachusetts ⓘ
legalBasis Massachusetts state law ⓘ
U.S. state militia tradition ⓘ
location Massachusetts ⓘ
notableActivity deployment during early 20th-century labor conflicts ⓘ
enforcing curfews during unrest ⓘ
guarding strikebreakers and replacement workers ⓘ
patrolling strike zones ⓘ
protection of factories and industrial plants ⓘ
organizedBy Massachusetts state government ⓘ
oversightBy Massachusetts Adjutant General ⓘ
partOf Massachusetts military forces ⓘ
perceivedAs instrument of state authority in labor conflicts ⓘ
protector of industrial interests ⓘ
primaryRole maintaining public order ⓘ
protecting industrial property ⓘ
strikebreaking support ⓘ
supporting civil authorities ⓘ
relatedTo Massachusetts National Guard ⓘ
U.S. state militias ⓘ
industrialization in New England ⓘ
labor movement in Massachusetts ⓘ
subdivision Commonwealth of Massachusetts ⓘ
linked to: Massachusetts
supportRole support to civil authorities during emergencies ⓘ
support to local police ⓘ
timePeriod 19th century ⓘ
early 20th century ⓘ
typeOfOrganization military organization ⓘ
reserve force ⓘ
usedFor response to civil unrest ⓘ
response to labor disputes ⓘ
riot control ⓘ

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Bread and Roses Strike → opponent → Massachusetts state militia ⓘ
William Prescott → militaryBranch → Massachusetts militia ⓘ
linked to: Massachusetts state militia
Battle of Chelsea Creek → combatant → Massachusetts militia ⓘ
linked to: Massachusetts state militia
2nd Massachusetts Militia Regiment → basedOn → Massachusetts militia tradition ⓘ
linked to: Massachusetts state militia
Lawrence strike → opposedBy → Massachusetts state militia ⓘ
Massachusetts state militia → partOf → Massachusetts military forces ⓘ
linked to: Massachusetts state militia
Massachusetts provincial forces → relatedTo → Massachusetts militia ⓘ
linked to: Massachusetts state militia
William Heath → servedIn → Massachusetts militia ⓘ
linked to: Massachusetts state militia
William King → militaryBranch → Massachusetts militia ⓘ
linked to: Massachusetts state militia
Massachusetts Naval Militia → partOf → Massachusetts organized militia ⓘ
subject linked to: Massachusetts naval militia
linked to: Massachusetts state militia
Francis Smith → opponent → Massachusetts militia ⓘ
linked to: Massachusetts state militia
15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment → formedPartOf → Massachusetts Volunteer Militia ⓘ
linked to: Massachusetts state militia
2nd Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment → isPartOf → Massachusetts Volunteer Militia ⓘ
linked to: Massachusetts state militia
revolutionary government of Massachusetts → militaryBranch → Massachusetts militia ⓘ
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Boston Police Strike → participant → Massachusetts militia ⓘ
linked to: Massachusetts state militia
Great Salem Fire of 1914 → combatedBy → Massachusetts State Militia ⓘ
linked to: Massachusetts state militia
Midnight Ride → associatedWith → Massachusetts militia ⓘ
subject linked to: midnight ride
linked to: Massachusetts state militia