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Killing for Coal: The Ludlow Massacre    NEW!

The day after Orthodox Easter in 1914, Colorado National Guardsmen, who were secretly being paid by John D. Rockefeller Jr.’s Colorado Fuel and Iron Co., attacked and burned the tent encampment of striking coal miners and their families. The dead included women and young children. The Ludlow Massacre was the defining incident of the Colorado Coalfield War. Details of the strike will be examined along with the Ludlow Massacre, and why no one was ever held accountable for the deaths. The course will conclude with a look at current attempts by some of the richest men in America to prevent employees from forming unions and to roll back government enforcement of collective bargaining and worker protections.

  • Killing for Coal: The Ludlow Massacre – In-Person
  • Item Number: W26HIST306A
    Dates: 1/6/2026 - 2/10/2026
    Times: 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
    Days: Tu
    Sessions: 6
    Maximum Enrollment:  53
    Seats Available:  34
    Building: Campbell Center
    Room: Room D
    Instructor: James Cannon
    The day after Orthodox Easter in 1914, Colorado National Guardsmen, who were secretly being paid by John D. Rockefeller Jr.’s Colorado Fuel and Iron Co., attacked and burned the tent encampment of striking coal miners and their families. The dead included women and young children. The Ludlow Massacre was the defining incident of the Colorado Coalfield War. Details of the strike will be examined along with the Ludlow Massacre, and why no one was ever held accountable for the deaths. The course will conclude with a look at current attempts by some of the richest men in America to prevent employees from forming unions and to roll back government enforcement of collective bargaining and worker protections.
 

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