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The Lattimer Massacre
In 1897 anthracite Miners were faced with lower wadges, poor working conditions and sporadic work. The miners struck to imporve these conditions but poor coal market conditions led coal operations to harden their opposition to the miners demands.
On Labor Day, thousands of non-union miners who were UMWA (United Mine Workers of America) supporters marched peacefully in the anthracite mining towns. Anxious to avoid violence, the UMWA leaders urged marchers not to carry even walking sticks, though American flags abounded.
Although the violence was committed by so- called forces of law and was needless the sheriff has dispersed larger, rowder crowds alone in previous confrontations no one was convicted for the Murders ar Lattimer.
On September 10, the strickers marched to Lattimer and were stopped by a force led by sheriff Martin.. Shots suddenly rang out, nineteen of the miners were killed, and perhaps fifty more were wounded, in what became known as the Lattimer M.
The Primary result of the massacre was rapid growth in the unionism in the anthracite region. During the next four months approximately 15,00 new names were added to the union rolls.
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