Lattimer Massacre: Sheriff's Posse Kills 20 Unarmed Immigrant Miners
A sheriff's posse gunned down twenty unarmed immigrant coal miners during a peaceful march in Pennsylvania, turning a labor dispute into a bloodbath that galvanized the American labor movement. This massacre forced unions to abandon their reliance on negotiation alone and pushed for federal intervention, ultimately accelerating the passage of laws protecting workers' rights to organize and strike.
September 10, 1897
129 years ago
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