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1922 massacre at Herrini, Illinois... Strikebreakers murdered...
1922 massacre at Herrini, Illinois... Strikebreakers murdered...
Item # 716616
June 23, 1922
THE BETHLEHEM TIMES, Penn., June 23, 1922
* Herrin massacre - Illinois
* Coal miners union
* Strikebreakers murdered
The top of the front page has a two column heading: "SLAYING AT HERRIN, ILL., NOW DECLARED TO BE REALLY A MASSACRE" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with all 16 pages, light toning, a few small binding slits along the spine, generally in good condition.
AI notes: The 1922 Herrin Massacre was a brutal labor conflict that unfolded in Herrin, Illinois, on June 21-22, 1922, amid a nationwide coal mining strike. Tensions flared between union miners of the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) and non-union workers, hired by mine owner W.J. Lester to break the strike, leading to a siege of the mine and violent armed clashes. The bloodshed claimed 23 lives—19 non-union workers and mine guards, and 3 union miners—drawing national outrage, with President Warren Harding condemning it as a "shocking crime." Despite the uproar, no convictions followed, as sympathetic local juries in the pro-union area refused to prosecute, cementing the event as a stark symbol of the fierce labor-management struggles in early 20th-century U.S. history.
Category: The 20th Century
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