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    When Coal Was King: Industrialization, Violence, and the Colorado Coalfield War of 1913-14

    Presented by Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum at Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum

    May 9, 2009


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    When Coal Was King: Industrialization, Violence, and the Colorado Coalfield War of 1913-14

    In September of 1913, tensions began to mount between Southern Colorado coal miners and the companies that employed them. Having been denied recognition as members of the United Mine Workers of America union, the miners had gone on strike and were being forced out of their homes. Occasional skirmishes and bloodshed eventually culminated in what has become known as the Ludlow Massacre on April 20, 1914, where 16 miners and their family members...

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    In September of 1913, tensions began to mount between Southern Colorado coal miners and the companies that employed them. Having been denied recognition as members of the United Mine Workers of America union, the miners had gone on strike and were being forced out of their homes. Occasional skirmishes and bloodshed eventually culminated in what has become known as the Ludlow Massacre on April 20, 1914, where 16 miners and their family members were murdered by Colorado National Guardsmen.

    Using the Massacre and the surrounding Colorado Coalfield War as a backdrop, Dr. Thomas Andrews will discuss the origins of fossil-fuel dependency in the American West, the role of workplace environments in shaping mine-worker solidarity, and the coalescence of migrant laborers from more than thirty nations into a militant fighting force.

    After his lecture there will also be a sale and signing of his award-winning book Killing for Coal: America's Deadliest Labor War.

    Dr. Andrews is a historian and professor at Denver University specializing in the social and environmental history of the Rocky Mountain West. He has authored prize-winning articles on Native American education, cooperation between Hispanos and Southern Utes in Colorado's San Luis Valley, and the erasure of labor from Colorado's tourist landscapes during the railroad age.


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    This program is free and open to the public, but reservations are encouraged. Call 719-385-5990 to reserve a seat.


    General Day and Time Info:
    2 p.m.

    Phone: 719-385-5990


    Accessibility Info: Currently, no accessibility information is available for this event.

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