Ludlow, CO labor monument (# 0041)

The basics of the Ludlow massacre are relatively simple. The miners lived and worked in deplorable conditions, including winter in a tent city near the mine (see the information in the poster pictured above). The UMW was attempting to organize coal miners across Colorado and the miners at Ludlow were on strike. The coal companies had company guards and the Colorado National Guard on their side. (see next photo)

Sources: text in above, plus Wikipedia (
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludlow_Massacre )