On this day in 1897, the Lattimer Massacre occurred near Hazelton, Pennsylvania when a Sheriff’s posse fired into a crowd of unarmed, striking miners, killing 19. Miners, mostly Eastern European immigrants, had been protesting for better pay and union recognition.
A week prior, over 3,000 miners had gone on strike, demanding better pay and an end to the forced use of the company store. On the morning of September 10th, approximately 400 miners peacefully marched to a newly opened coal mine in Lattimer to support a new United Mine Workers (UMW) union there.
After refusing an order to disperse by a Luzerne County sheriff’s posse, the posse fired into the crowd. Nineteen miners were killed and several dozen were wounded.
Despite the fact that sheriffs had been overhead joking about how many strikers they would kill that morning, as well as medical evidence that demonstrated miners were mostly shot in the back, the sheriff and seventy-three deputies were acquitted at trial, insisting that they were charged by the crowd.
The massacre was a turning point in the history of the United Mine Workers (UMW), who received more than 10,000 new members in the aftermath of the massacre.
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My birthday is on 9/11 so I’m inviting you all to be extra cheerful and celebrate that special date with me
Gonna meet a nonbinary person in a bit, just coincidentally. Was thinking to myself like, oh I wonder what they’re like, never met an enby before
I fucking am one
Life Quest 2023: Day 252
Me and the guy I’m now seeing have been joking about how Republican-passing he is. He’s a big muscular guy with an Oliver Anthony beard and he works in a factory. He’s got a southern accent and used to be a hardcore evangelical right-winger but then he had a come to Satan moment and became an atheist communist. Now he defends trans people at work and can drop some killer Marx quotes out of nowhere. Omg he’s so cool. I’m so lucky.
Hell yeah, sister! Be sure to cherish the faces of the chuds as they realize he’s not one of them. Makes my day at least
People use the n-word around him because they think he’s okay with it and he unloads on them so hard. I hope i get to see it in person one day. What a king.
What the heck where are they dolling out muscular guys with big beards who are also communists? Is there a store I can go to?
I mean I’m white guy with a big beard but I’m also fat. Idk if white people would say the n word around me or not? I dont like, socialize with people or go out anymore lol so.
shout out to everyone here who immediately reviewed the game when Goadstool made that post 2 weeks ago
