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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 ]
[6] [7] [8] The most violent attack by mine workers occurred on May 5, 1931, and became known as the Battle of Evarts. The miners lay in ambush for cars delivering materials to strikebreakers and shot at them. Three company men and one striker were killed in the exchange. The Kentucky National Guard was called in. The strikers expected ...
1931 – Battle of Evarts, May 5, Harlan County, Kentucky (labor massacre) 1931 – The Housing Protests, August 3, Chicago, Illinois; 1931 - Iowa Cow War, September 21–25, Cedar County, Iowa; 1931 – Hawaii Riot, Hawaii; 1931–1932 Harlan County War, Harlan County, Kentucky, Part of the Coal Wars and resulted in at least 5 total deaths.
Evarts is in central Harlan County, in the valley of the Clover Fork of the Cumberland River, where it is joined from the southeast by the valley of Yocum Creek. Kentucky Route 38 (Main Street) follows the Clover Fork, leading northeast (upstream) 21 miles (34 km) to the Virginia border near Keokee, and southwest (downstream) 8 miles (13 km) to Harlan, the county seat.
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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.
Battle of Evarts; G. George Floyd protests in Kentucky; Greene–Jones War; H. Harlan County War; L. 1968 Louisville riots; N. Northpoint Training Center
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