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- Ludlow Massacre | US Labor Conflict, Colorado [1914] | Britannica
As many as 50 people died during the reaction to the Ludlow Massacre Fearing a further escalation of violence, U S President Woodrow Wilson sent in federal troops to restore order
- Ludlow Massacre - Wikipedia
The Ludlow Massacre was a watershed moment in American labor relations Historian and author Howard Zinn described it as "the culminating act of perhaps the most violent struggle between corporate power and laboring men in American history" [9]
- War in the Coalfields: The “Ludlow Massacre” and its Impact . . . - NPS
The ensuing public outcry led Congress to direct a House Committee to investigate the events of the massacre, and ultimately produce a report in 1915 which was instrumental in promoting child labor laws and enforcing the eight-hour workday
- The Ludlow Massacre | American Experience | PBS
For years, he would struggle to redress the situation — and strengthen the Rockefeller social conscience in the process Contemporary voices provide a rare window into the divide that separated the
- Ludlow Massacre: A Key Moment in Labor History
The Ludlow Massacre of April 1914 was a violent clash between striking coal miners, seeking basic rights, and armed capitalist forces, symbolizing stark class struggle
- The Ludlow Massacre: Class, Warfare, and Historical Memory in Southern . . .
The memory of Ludlow became a battleground almost immediately after the massacre In addi tion to Ludlow's seminal role in labor history, Rockefeller's campaign to rehabilitate his image
- Research Guides: Ludlow Massacre: Topics in Chronicling America . . .
From 1913 to 1914, Colorado coal miners and owners bitterly, and often bloodily, battled over labor strikes On April 20, 1914, guardsmen began firing on the tent colony That evening, eleven children and two women died in a fire set by the National Guard The Massacre sparked nationwide protests
- Ludlow Massacre, 1894 Definition - AP US History Key Term | Fiveable
In response to the massacre, there was increased public sympathy for labor unions and demands for labor reforms across the country The event became a rallying point for labor rights activists and is considered a pivotal moment in the history of labor relations in the United States
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