Harlan County War

Harlan County War

The Harlan County War was a violent labor dispute between the United Mine Workers union and strikebreakers in Harlan County, Kentucky in 1932.

External links

* [http://www.english.vt.edu/~appalach/essaysG/harlan1.htm "Prepare to Meet Thy God: War in the Harlan County Coal Fields"] by Katie Rorrer


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