
#22 Whose America?, ep. 1: Rough Extraction
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Tent Colonies of Miners
When federal troops arrived in domingo county, they were shocked to see the desperate state of the striking miners. Many families lived on ten dollars a week; women gave birth in tents and children died in the tents. As christmas approached, a train came in with two thousand hams, followed by loads of candy and nuts for the children. An army truck went up into the hills and came back with a big christmas tree which was set up in williamson covered with colored lights. And even the union circulated a document around christmas time instructing the miners to keep within the law. The soldiers put out an injunction against large assemblies at their encampments that night. On December 14
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