Bloody Harlan

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A black-and-white photo with an aerial view of a crowd of 6,000 to 7,000 people, mostly miners, gathering in Harlan, Kentucky.

A black-and-white photo of two Harlan coal miners underground.

Bloody Harlan: Media

labor conflict in Harlan, Kentucky

Images

A black-and-white photo with an aerial view of a crowd of 6,000 to 7,000 people, mostly miners, gathering in Harlan, Kentucky.

Harlan miners gather to hear from UMWA speakers

In 1939 a crowd of 6,500 people, mostly miners, gathers to listen to the speakers...

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A black-and-white photo of two Harlan coal miners underground.

Mining was the backbone of Harlan's economy

When this photo was taken in 1929, coal miners in Harlan often faced poor working...

© George Rinhart—Corbis Historical/Getty Images