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Article: Existence, not just deeds, of society still debated.
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- Reading Eagle (Reading, PA)
- Article date:
- April 16, 2006
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Byline: Mike Urban
Apr. 16--Was there really a secret society known as the Molly Maguires in the anthracite coal region? And if so, were they murderous terrorists or working-class martyrs driven to violence in an effort to improve deadly working conditions in the mines? Though it's been about 130 years since the Molly Maguires were supposed to have operated in the northeast Pennsylvania coal fields, many questions remain, said Lance Metz, historian for the National Canal Museum in Easton. "It's an endlessly fascinating issue," Metz said. What is certain is that there were a number of mine and railroad employees killed in the 1860s and 1870s in the ...
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