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Testifying before the La Follette Civil Rights Committee in April 1937, a coal miner representing the union displays the bloody, bullet-torn undershirt he was wearing when he was shot by Harlan County deputy sheriffs. On February 16, 1931, to maximize profits, the Harlan County Coal Operators' Association cut miners' wages by 10%.
Harlan County is a county located in southeastern Kentucky.As of the 2020 census, the population was 26,831. [1] Its county seat is Harlan. [2] It is classified as a moist county—one in which alcohol sales are prohibited (a dry county), but containing a "wet" city—in this case Cumberland, where package alcohol sales are allowed.
The Harlan Enterprise, a weekly newspaper serving Harlan County, in the U.S. state of Kentucky, with a circulation of 6,000, was first published in 1901 as The Harlan Enterprise and began publishing in 1928 as The Harlan Daily Enterprise. Now publishing on Wednesdays, it has reverted to its original name. [1]
The Battle of Evarts (May 5, 1931) occurred in Harlan, Kentucky during the Harlan County Wars. The coal miners desired improved working conditions, higher wages, and more housing options for their families. [1] These reasons, along with other factors, led the miners to go on strike.
The district is centered on the Harlan County Courthouse and includes 41 buildings which contribute to its historic character. While Harlan was founded much earlier as a rural town, it grew considerably when the Louisville & Nashville Railroad built a line through the city in 1911; all of the contributing buildings within the district were ...
Kentucky Justice is a reality television series which followed the activities and exploits of the Harlan County Sheriff's department, in eastern Kentucky, from 2013 to 2014. The series was produced by the National Geographic Channel and aired for a single season.
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The 1959 United Mine Workers strike was a labor action by union miners in Eastern Kentucky. Originally over a pay increase, it grew into a conflict between union and non-union mines that resulted in three deaths. It was the first instance of labor violence in the area since the Harlan County War and was the prelude to the Roving Picket Movement.