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Join us for the BAY VIEW TRAGEDY at 3 p.m., Sunday, May 6, 2012 at the State Historical Marker Site, S. Superior St., and E. Russell Ave. This free event commemorates the 126th Anniversary of the May 5, 1886 massacre of some seven persons during an eight-hour-day march on that date and celebrates the sacrifices made for benefits that we enjoy today.

Come see a moving re-enactment of the event by the Milwaukee Public Theatre and the Milwaukee Puppet and Mask Theatre; hear remarks from Stephanie Bloomingdale, secretary-treasurer of the Wisconsin State AFL-CIO and the songs of Truckdriver-Folksinger Larry Penn.

After the event, hear John Gurda, prominent Milwaukee historian, discuss the meaning of the 1886 tragedy in an open discussion, sponsored by the Wisconsin Humanities Council, at 4 p.m. at Club Garibaldi, 2501 S. Superior St.