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Colorado Coal Field War Essay

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It was April of 1914 when the National Guard went into the tent colony of Ludlow. The people of the Colorado Coal Strike were protesting for better working conditions and better pay after one person was killed on the job. THis strike leads to the Ludlow Massacre. The Ludlow Massacre was horrifying. The Ludlow Massacre killed many people by burning, shooting, or suffocation them. The National Guard did not get charged for any of these crimes that they committed. Many people living in the Ludlow tents were killed or wounded. THe actions that were made by the National Guard were unnecessary and alarming. Before the attack five gunman of the National Guard went into the Ludlow tent colony. When they realized they were outnumbered to do anything. …show more content…

During the aftermath word spread throughout Colorado about the massacre. This started another strike that went on for seven more months. After this strike federal action was taken. Some of these actions were unbelievable. “A History of the Colorado Coal Field War” by the Colorado Historical Society mentions the actions made after the war. “After the strike ended, mass arrests were made of the miners, 408 in total, with 332 being indicted for murder,... All were eventually quashed… In contrast, 10 officers and 12 enlisted men were court - martialed for Ludlow, by the Colorado National Guard, all exonerated” (History 2). Many strikers were charged with murder but so were dropped of those charges. Most National Guard personnel were set free of all their wrongdoings. Many more lives were lost during the strikes after the massacre. The National Guard who is responsible for the starting of the massacre and the strikes ollowing did not get charged. This horrible event happened, people died, and yet these people got to go on living their lives. None of the people who started the massacre got charged for the horrifying event that they created. Not only was the massacre terrifying but so was the actions took

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