August 1, 1917 - IWW organizer Frank Little hanged during miners strike in Butte, Montana. Little was helping organize a copper miners’ union and lead a miners’ strike against the Anaconda Copper Company. In the early hours of August 1, six masked men broke into Little’s hotel room. He was beaten and taken to the edge of town where he was lynched from a railroad trestle. A note with the words “First and last warning" was pinned to his chest, along with the initials of other union leaders. No serious attempt was made by the police to apprehend Little’s murderers. His funeral procession was followed by thousands.
Posted on: Fri, 02 Aug 2013 02:36:46 +0000
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