Remembering the Ludlow Massacre 94 Years Ago

The Ludlow Massacre is a largely unknown and forgotten violent tragedy in American History. The assault on workers and their families by government agents and toughs employed by mining corporations and others is a grim moment. There is a monument to the massacre just off of I-25 at mile marker #27 in southern Colorado. 45 lives, including 32 women and children, were coldly executed on 20 April, 1914. Nearly all the victims were immigrants from Eastern Europe. None of the murderers, their organizers, or corporation sponsors were ever brought to justice. It is sorrowful to think we are moving back into an era like this where corporations can wield extraordinary power, including deciding life and death, and the government and media largely approve, standing by and acting oblivious and without care or interest to the injustices and treachery being done by corporations across the nation.

http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20080410_the_ludlow_legacy_part_i_colombia/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludlow_massacre

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