Battle of Virden
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battle-of-virden-305-1746805
title:
Battle of Virden
text:
The Battle of Virden, also known as the Virden Mine Riot and Virden Massacre, was a labor union conflict and a racial conflict in central Illinois that occurred on October 12, 1898. After a United Mine Workers of America local struck a mine in Virden, Illinois, the Chicago-Virden Coal Company hired armed detectives or security guards to accompany African-American strikebreakers to start production again. An armed conflict broke out when the train carrying these men arrived at Virden. Strikers we
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Labor union and racial conflict in Illinois, 1898
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Virden
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date modified:
2023-12-13T21:53:00Z
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