B.W. Tierce

In the heat of a bitter miners' strike in Birmingham, Alabama, on July 15, 1894, Deputy Sheriff B.W. Tierce, a male lawman, lost his life in a violent confrontation. The striking miners, angered by their replacement with non-union workers, had concealed themselves near a mine, intending to ambush the men who had taken their jobs.

As the non-union miners finished their shift and began to exit the mine, the striking workers unleashed a volley of gunfire, resulting in several fatalities. Dep ...

Deputy Sheriff B. W. Tierce