#OTD in History 1897

September 10: #LattimerMassacre
Context: 400 unarmed, (mostly immigrant) miners went on strike and were fired on while marching from Harwood to Lattimer, Pennsylvania.
Facts: NINETEEN mine workers killed; DOZENS wounded.
ugly #AmericanHistory
#WhiteSupremacy bullshit

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In the #LattimerMassacre, on #ThisDayInHistory in 1897, a posse organized by the #LuzerneCountySheriff opened fire on #striking miners, killing 19 unarmed men and wounding 36. Most were shot in the back. All the pigs were acquitted because their violence served capital interests.