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The Harlan County War, or Bloody Harlan, was a series of coal industry skirmishes, executions, bombings and strikes (both attempted and realized) that took place in Harlan County, Kentucky, during the 1930s.
The Battle of Evarts (May 5, 1931) occurred in Harlan, Kentucky during the Harlan County Wars. The coal miners desired improved working conditions, higher wages, and more housing options for their families. [1] These reasons, along with other factors, led the miners to go on strike.
c. 1890 – 1930: Location: United States, especially West Virginia and Colorado: ... Harlan County War (1931–1939) Colorado Labor Wars; Illinois coal wars (1898 ...
Harlan County is well known in folk and country music, having produced many prominent musicians. During the 20th century, it was often a center of labor strife between coal mine owners and union workers, especially in the Harlan County War of the 1930s. [4] The coal mining industry began to decline in the 1950s. The loss of jobs resulted in a ...
In 1931, the miners and the mine owners in southeastern Kentucky were locked in a bitter and violent struggle called the Harlan County War. In an attempt to intimidate the family of union leader Sam Reece, Sheriff J. H. Blair and his men, hired by the mining company, illegally entered their home in search of Reece.
On Oct. 11, 2000, a spill from a Martin County Coal Corp. waste containment pond polluted more than 100 miles of creeks, streams and rivers running through Kentucky and West Virginia.
In May 1931, John Lewis' UMWA withdrew from a bitter strike in Harlan County, Kentucky, remembered to historians as the Harlan County War. The UMA moved in to fill the vacuum of leadership, hoping to radicalize striking workers and to win broad national support for their efforts. [1]
The Harlan County War was a violent, nearly decade-long conflict between miners and mine operators who adamantly resisted unionization. It consisted of skirmishes, executions, bombings, and strikes. It consisted of skirmishes, executions, bombings, and strikes.