The Ludlow Massacre: Blood in the Coalfields

About this episode

The episode discusses the tragic events of the Ludlow Massacre that occurred in 1914 in Southern Colorado.

On April 20, 1914, the wind howled across a barren stretch of land known as Ludlow in Southern Colorado. It carried with it the scent of ash, and something far worse. Beneath the blackened earth lie the dead bodies of men, women, and children. This was not the site of a war or some revolution. It was the site of a massacre.

People in this episode

Host: Horrifying History

Topics covered

• massacre
• labor rights
• history
• true crime
• social injustice

Keywords

• Ludlow Massacre
• Southern Colorado
• 1914
• labor rights
• history
• true crime

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Ludlow, Southern Colorado

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