In the turbulent spring of 1941, amidst the deeply entrenched and violent labor disputes that earned Harlan County, Kentucky, the moniker 'Bloody Harlan,' a 26-year-old man named Charles D. Ruth lost his life. On April 2, 1941, in the small mining community of Kenvir, Ruth, along with three other men, was fatally shot in a brutal outbreak of violence that underscored the bitter conflict between union miners and coal operators. The other victims were identified as Virgil Hampton, age 42, who was
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