Working Class History on Nostr: #OtD 1 Aug 1921 Sid Hatfield, the pro-union chief of police of Matewan, WV, was ...
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"content": "#OtD 1 Aug 1921 Sid Hatfield, the pro-union chief of police of Matewan, WV, was assassinated by Baldwin-Felts detectives. He had helped defend striking miners from B-F agents the previous year, killing several. Books and commemorative items here: https://shop.workingclasshistory.com/collections/all/west-virginia-mine-wars?utm_source=dlvr.it\u0026utm_medium=mastodon\n\nhttps://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/890/242/140/718/489/original/377581b15f7a31fa.jpeg",
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