The Herrin Massacre
from Mystifyingly Missing, True Crime & Thought-provoking Events Hosted by Frani Jefferson
This episode will look at the events that occurred over 2 days in June of 1922. Union workers, strike-breakers and guards came into conflict. As a mob mentality took over men who were normally peaceful, 24 men would pay the price with their lives, leaving communities devastated and the nation in shock. Photo Credit - Illinois Public Media Podcast: Mystifyingly Missing, True Crime & Thought-provoking Events [email protected] https://www.facebook.com/DangeronDelmarva or search for @dangerondelmarva on Facebook https://twitter.com/DangeronD?s=09 Danger on Delmarva - YouTube Herrin massacre - Wikipedia. 1922 The Herrin Massacre | AMERICAN HERITAGE Remembering the Herrin Massacre 100 years later | The 21st Show Finding the Victims of the Herrin Massacre Herrin Massacre | Encyclopedia.com https://www.cs.siu.edu/csday/2009_1/herrin_massacre.htm https://www.wsiltv.com/news/local-historian-believes-herrin-massacre-may-have-prevented-further-clashes/article_0a00a2c1-3d8a-59b3-8a12-bd808e79d33d.htmlhttps://www.wsiltv.com/news/local-historian-believes-herrin-massacre-may-have-prevented-further-clashes/article_0a00a2c1-3d8a-59b3-8a12-bd808e79d33d.html https://ecommons.cornell.edu/handle/1813/72803 Illinois town honors coal miners killed in 1922 massacre | AP News
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