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Grabow Riot

7 Jul 1912 · 39.83° N, 98.58° W

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When
7 Jul 1912
Kind
Riot
Coordinates
39.83° N, 98.58° W
Description
violent labour dispute that took place in Louisiana in 1912

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Grabow riot

1912 incident in Louisiana, US

The Grabow riot or Grabow massacre was a violent confrontation that took place between private police hired by management and labor factions in the timber industry near Grabow (Graybow), Louisiana, on July 7, 1912. The clash left three union workers and a company security employee dead, including union leader Asbury Decatur ("Kate") Hall, and an estimated fifty wounded.

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