{"id":167,"date":"2019-06-01T06:21:57","date_gmt":"2019-06-01T10:21:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?p=167"},"modified":"2022-05-16T10:00:22","modified_gmt":"2022-05-16T14:00:22","slug":"the-massacre-at-lattimer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?p=167","title":{"rendered":"The Massacre at Lattimer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/1898_03_10_NY_Evening_Journal_p5_What_is_crime_in_Pennsylvania_anyhow-194x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"194\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/1898_03_10_NY_Evening_Journal_p5_What_is_crime_in_Pennsylvania_anyhow-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/1898_03_10_NY_Evening_Journal_p5_What_is_crime_in_Pennsylvania_anyhow-768x1189.jpg 768w, https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/1898_03_10_NY_Evening_Journal_p5_What_is_crime_in_Pennsylvania_anyhow-661x1024.jpg 661w, https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/1898_03_10_NY_Evening_Journal_p5_What_is_crime_in_Pennsylvania_anyhow.jpg 955w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 194px) 100vw, 194px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>On September 10, 1897, more than a dozen coal miners, mainly eastern European immigrants, were shot and killed by police while on strike at the Lattimer mine in Hazelton, Pennsylvania.\u00a0 This was a turning point in the UMW&#8217;s efforts to organize the coal fields of northern Appalachia and today we tell that story.<\/p>\n<p>You can subscribe to the Stories podcast at RadioPublic, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, IHeart Radio, Stitcher or on most other podcast apps.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re on Facebook @storiesofappalachia and on Twitter @storyappalachia.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks for listening to our little bits of Appalachian history.<\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_4047\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-167-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/49746749\/download.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/49746749\/download.mp3\">https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/49746749\/download.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/49746749\/download.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?powerpress_pinw=167-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/49746749\/download.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"download.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?feed=podcast\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><!--powerpress_player-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On September 10, 1897, more than a dozen coal miners, mainly eastern European immigrants, were shot and killed by police while on strike at the Lattimer mine in Hazelton, Pennsylvania.\u00a0 This was a turning point in the UMW&#8217;s efforts to organize the coal fields of northern Appalachia and today we tell that story. 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