Pennsylvania National Guard

Lattimer Massacre - 19 Unarmed Immigrant Strikers Killed by Sheriff's Posse

1897-09-10 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

Sheriff James Martin and 150 armed deputies open fire on 300-400 unarmed striking coal miners marching to support a newly formed United Mine Workers union at Calvin Pardee’s Lattimer mine near Hazleton, Pennsylvania. The peaceful demonstration consists mostly of Polish, Slovak, Lithuanian, and …

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Homestead Strike Battle Between Workers and Pinkerton Agents Leaves 10 Dead

1892-07-06 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

Three hundred Pinkerton Detective Agency agents attempt to forcibly seize Andrew Carnegie’s Homestead steel mill in Pennsylvania, triggering a 14-hour armed battle with locked-out steelworkers that leaves seven workers and three Pinkertons dead, with dozens more wounded. The violent …

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