Labor History in 2:00

April 8 - Convict Laborers Killed in Banner Mine Explosion


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On this day in Labor History the year was 1911. At 6:30 in the morning an explosion shook the Banner Mine, owned by the Pratt Consolidated Coal Company. Banner was located near what would later become Birmingham, Alabama.  

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Labor History in 2:00By The Rick Smith Show