Colorado Coalfield War

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The Colorado Coalfield War was a major early 20th-century labor conflict in southern Colorado between coal miners and coal companies, marked by violent clashes such as the Ludlow Massacre and significant involvement of the National Guard.

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Colorado Coalfield War canonical 6
Harlan County War 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf armed conflict
labor conflict
characterizedBy armed confrontations between miners and guards
destruction of tent colonies
use of machine guns
violent clashes
conflict Ludlow Massacre
country United States
endTime 1914
followedBy labor reforms in the United States
hasCause company control of housing and stores
labor disputes in coal industry
lack of union recognition
low wages for coal miners
poor working conditions in coal mines
hasEffect changes in mine safety and labor laws
strengthening of labor movement
hasPart Ludlow Massacre
locatedIn southern Colorado
linked to: Southern Colorado
location Huerfano County, Colorado
Las Animas County, Colorado
Ludlow, Colorado
coal camps in southern Colorado
mainSubject coal mining
notableFatalities miners' families
striking miners
opponent Colorado Fuel and Iron Company
United Mine Workers of America
coal companies
participant Colorado Fuel and Iron Company
Colorado National Guard
Rockefeller interests
linked to: Rockefeller family

United Mine Workers of America
coal miners
private mine guards
strikebreakers
partOf American labor history
relatedTo Ludlow tent colony
linked to: Ludlow Massacre

Rockefeller Plan for industrial relations
result congressional investigations into labor practices
damage to Rockefeller public image
increased public awareness of labor conditions
significance one of the deadliest labor conflicts in U.S. history
significantEvent Ludlow Massacre
startTime 1913
timePeriod early 20th century
usedBy National Guard

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Ludlow strike chronologyWithin Colorado Coalfield War
Ludlow strike conflict Colorado Coalfield War
Coal Wars hasPart Colorado Coalfield War
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company involvedIn Colorado Coalfield War
Ludlow Massacre partOf Colorado Coalfield War
subject linked to: Ludlow, Colorado
"Which Side Are You On?" originallyAssociatedWith Harlan County War
subject linked to: Which Side Are You On?
linked to: Colorado Coalfield War
Elias M. Ammons notableEvent Colorado Coalfield War