Mother Jones Rallies Miners in Shenandoah, PA Strike

Mother Jones Rallies Miners in Shenandoah, PA Strike

This photograph appeared in the Philadelphia Inquirer in September 1900 as the nation’s attention focused on the anthracite coal fields of Pennsylvania. The United Mine Workers of America launched a strike on September 17, 1900 and used the strike as an effort to grow their union. As part of their efforts, UMWA President John Mitchell used pro-labor speakers to mobilize mine workers across the Coal Region. President John Mitchell (LOC) On the ev…