In the spring of 1914, amidst the escalating tensions of the Colorado Coalfield War, a man named Primo Larese was caught in the crossfire of a tragic event that would become a dark chapter in American labor history. On April 20th, in the small tent colony of Ludlow, Colorado, what began as a protest by striking coal miners and their families erupted into a day of horrific violence.
The miners, employed by the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company, had been on strike for months, demanding better
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