In the tumultuous autumn of 1901, the community of Hopkinsville, Kentucky, was shaken by the violent death of a dedicated public servant. Robert Harrison Coffey, a 55-year-old white male serving as a deputy sheriff for Christian County, was killed in the line of duty on October 26th. His death was a direct result of the escalating tensions and violence surrounding the local coal miners' strike.
The morning of October 26th dawned with the sounds of conflict as striking union miners, who ha
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