Ivy Lee - The Father of Public Relations

Ivy Lee was a PR man and one of the trailblazers of that profession. He worked for John D. Rockefeller in the early 1900s. His company came into conflict with the United Mine Workers of America, a union who wanted better pay and conditions in exchange for dying and mining disasters. The union went on strike and set up a gigantic tent colony outside of the town of Ludlow, Colorado for themselves and their families. Things got heated and the National Guard was brought in to break up the strike. This quickly turned into a battle and 12 children were burnt to death inside a tent,. A total of 19 strikers and their family members, mostly their familyMembers, and one National