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United Mine Workers of America (UMWA): A Brief History of the UMWA URL: http://www.umwa.org/index.php?q=content/umwa-your-community Description: Historical account of this labor union for coal miners founded in 1890. Includes discussion of specific events in UMWA history (such as the Ludlow and Lattimer massacres), profiles of UMWA presidents, and a gallery of portraits of John L. Lewis (UMWA president from 1920-1960). From the national website for the UMWA. LII Topics: Geology, Labor, Mining, Unions Publisher: United Mine Workers of America Extra Keywords John Lewis Mother Jones Matewan anthracite LII Database Information: Record 22791 created by Jennifer English on 10/23/2006 Last modification on 06/18/2008 Published: 10/26/2006 Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/22791 |
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