Charles Ruth

Death by Force

On April 2, 1941, in Harlan County, Kentucky, a violent confrontation erupted between union pickets and non-union employees at the Crummies Creek mine, resulting in the deaths of four men, including 26-year-old Charles Ruth. The incident began when several hundred members of the United Mine Workers (CIO) arrived at the mine, which had been closed during a work stoppage ordered by the union. Their objective was to persuade non-union employees, who were gathered near the mine commissary, to join t ...Read More

Charles D. Ruth (1914-1941) - Find a Grave...

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