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Here in Pennsylvania, the official state police history describes the origin of the force as a replacement for coal company police, who were a little too brutal
by dls2016 4y ago
Here in Pennsylvania, the official state police history describes the origin of the force as a replacement for coal company police, who were a little too brutal in their union breaking.
- jonathankoren 4y agoPeople literally died for unions, both organizers and scabs. My grandfather was child laborer in the coal mines in Illinois and saw scabs get killed when he was barely a teenager. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herrin_massacre https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herrin_massacre