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Virden Monument 11 (2)
David Seagraves bas relief description of the Oct. 12, 1898 massacre.
The workers stand strong against the underhanded tactics of the coal company, the only company to deny the basic gains won across the country. Miners gathered in the field across from the raised rail bed and the high walls of the company stockade. Rising up for workers rights and dignity, with only some pistols, hunting rifles, and whatever was at hand. The battle lasted 10 minutes and left the field stained with blood. 5 company hired guns and 7 miners dead, up to 40 injured with gunshot wounds. No strikebreakers on the train were shot, The state was ourtaged. Ultimately the strike was won and the principles disgraced.
The monument depicts a defiant agitating Mother Jones who was not physically present, along with the flamboyant agitator Alexander "General" Bradley who had lead a march of miners from Mt Olive to join in support, and two union leaders Ed Cahill and John Hunter.
See more about this and other labor history and current battles at the LABOR MOVEMENT PAGE. Please check it out and join if you are interested in working peoples struggles.
Virden Monument 11 (2)
David Seagraves bas relief description of the Oct. 12, 1898 massacre.
The workers stand strong against the underhanded tactics of the coal company, the only company to deny the basic gains won across the country. Miners gathered in the field across from the raised rail bed and the high walls of the company stockade. Rising up for workers rights and dignity, with only some pistols, hunting rifles, and whatever was at hand. The battle lasted 10 minutes and left the field stained with blood. 5 company hired guns and 7 miners dead, up to 40 injured with gunshot wounds. No strikebreakers on the train were shot, The state was ourtaged. Ultimately the strike was won and the principles disgraced.
The monument depicts a defiant agitating Mother Jones who was not physically present, along with the flamboyant agitator Alexander "General" Bradley who had lead a march of miners from Mt Olive to join in support, and two union leaders Ed Cahill and John Hunter.
See more about this and other labor history and current battles at the LABOR MOVEMENT PAGE. Please check it out and join if you are interested in working peoples struggles.