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Jan 2020
26m 53s

Herrin Massacre

VOX MEDIA PODCAST NETWORK
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In the spring of 1922, the United Mine Workers of America announced a national strike. And then, that summer in Herrin, Illinois, 23 people were murdered over two days. Men, women, and children came out of their houses to watch, and in some cases, to take part in the violence. Scott Doody’s book is Herrin Massacre. Special thanks to the Special Collections R ... Show More
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