1922 Herrin Massacre

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:murder
gptkbp:aftermath national outrage
trials with no convictions
gptkbp:cause gptkb:trade_unionist
coal mining strike
gptkbp:date June 21-22, 1922
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1922 Herrin Massacre
gptkbp:location gptkb:Herrin,_Illinois,_United_States
gptkbp:mediaCoverage widespread national press
gptkbp:memorial Herrin City Cemetery
gptkbp:mineInvolved Southern Illinois Coal Company
gptkbp:notableFor brutality of killings
impact on labor relations in the US
gptkbp:numberOfWounded about 19
gptkbp:perpetrator union coal miners
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:United_Mine_Workers_of_America
Williamson County War
gptkbp:victim 23
strikebreakers
mine guards
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Marion,_Illinois,_United_States
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7