Ed Hicks

Death by Force

In the turbulent spring of 1941, amidst the rugged hills of Harlan County, Kentucky, a violent clash erupted at the Crummies Creek mine, forever changing the lives of many. On that fateful day of April 2nd, a confrontation between union pickets of the United Mine Workers and nonunion employees escalated into a tragic gunfight, leaving four men dead and at least five others wounded. Among the lives lost was that of Ed Hicks, a 45-year-old male miner.

Hicks, a man who had survived the battl ...Read More

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