Robert Gardner

Murdered
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On July 17, 1908, Deputy Sheriff Robert Gardner of the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office in Alabama was fatally shot during a confrontation with striking coal miners. The incident occurred amid a significant labor dispute involving approximately 18,000 miners who had initiated a strike on July 8, 1908, under the United Mine Workers District 20. The miners were protesting wage reductions proposed by the Alabama Coal Operators Association, leading to heightened tensions in the Birmingham District. ...Read More
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    Victim Details

    Robert Gardner

    Male

    Birmingham

    AL

    1908-07-17

    Robert

    Gardner

    11/22/2024

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    Does anyone know where Robert worked? I'm trying to get in touch with him for a work-related matter.... ...Read More
    07/03/2024
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