| Ludlow massacre - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (2846 words) |
 | The Ludlow massacre was the death of about 20 people during an attack by the Colorado National Guard on a tent colony of 1,200 striking coal miners and their families, at Ludlow, Colorado on April 20, 1914. |
| Colorado's legislature had passed certain laws to improve the condition of the mines and towns, including the outlawing of the use of scrip, but these laws were poorly enforced. |
| This conflict, called the Colorado Coalfield War, was the most violent labor conflict in US history; the reported death toll ranged from 69, in the Colorado government report, to 199 in the investigation ordered by John D. Rockefeller Jr.. |
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