Thursday, September 16, 2010

My Choice: The Day After the Union Convention

All mineworkers are hereby notified that a strike of all the coal miners and coke oven workers in Colorado will begin on Tuesday, September 23, 1913 . . . We are striking for improved conditions, better wages, and union recognition. We are sure to win.

The official union announcement, signed by Doyle, Hayes, Lawson, & McLennan

I wish to explore the initial excitement and fervor of the start of the strike, possibly to later contrast it with the morning after Ludlow's massacre.  

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