Hi-hooo! It's off to work (or else) for Sweet T and Saif this week as they visit the monument to the Ludlow Massacre in Colorado. They start the show off by catching up on the week's events before diving into some early 20th century Colorado coal history (0:41). They review the dangers of mining coal in Colorado and what led to the Colorado Coalfield Wars in 1913 and 1914, climaxing with the massacre of 21 people, including women and children, at Ludlow (7:17). Our hosts then look at the aftermath and the impact this incident had on the New Deal and the labor force (10:27). Saif notes that a lot of the workforce was made up of migrants and this leads to a conversation about what history we get versus what really happened (15:08). The guys wrap things up by noting the nationwide reaction to this incident and its impact on freedom of speech (23:11).
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Music by Emby Alexander
Recorded July 27, 2021
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