The Haymarket Riot of 1886 led to a decline in the influence of:
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Correct answer: The Knights of Labor
After a bomb was thrown at police during a labor demonstration in Chicago, the public associated labor unions with anarchy and violence. The Knights of Labor, being the most visible union, lost members rapidly and never recovered.
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