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| 13th Century Illustration of the Battle of the Spurs |
July 11, 1302 – Flemish
weavers defeated the Flemish cavalry and the French in the Battle of the Spurs
(the Battle of Kortrijk). The French were attempting to subdue the County of
Flanders. The French had kidnapped the Count of Flanders, angering members of
the Flemish guilds. In response, the citizens of Bruges went on to murder every
Frenchmen they could find. (From the Daily Bleed and Wikipedia)
July 11, 1892 –Frisco Mine was
dynamited by striking Coeur D’Alene miners after they discovered they had been
infiltrated by Pinkertons and after one of their members had been shot. Prior
to this, the mine owners had increased work hours, decreased pay and brought in
a bunch of scabs to replace striking workers. Ultimately, over 600 striking
miners were imprisoned without charge by the military in order to crush the
strike. (Sources: Wikipedia, Fire in the Hole, and the Daily Bleed)
July 11, 1905 – The Niagara
Movement, (precursor to the NAACP), was founded on this date. W.E.B. Du Bois was
among its founders. (From the Daily Bleed)
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July 11, 1917 – The Bisbee
deportation began on this date, with vigilantes and goons forcibly shipping
over 1,200 striking members of the IWW (Industrial Workers of the World) from
Bisbee into the Sonoran desert. One IWW member (Wobbly), James Brew, was killed
in the deportation today. (From the Daily Bleed)
July 11, 1947 – Eight black
prisoners were killed in Brunswick, Georgia, for refusing to work in a snake
infested swamp without boots. (From the Daily Bleed)
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