What A Former Fairview High School Teacher Says History Books Don’t Include About American Labor Unions

How much did the labor battles of Colorado coal workers contribute to the legal gains of the New Deal Era? Perhaps more than you think. A new book out from the University of Colorado Press details how a labor movement literally in Boulder County’s backyard provided much of the social context leading up to the major progressive gains of the 1930s.

Leigh Campbell-Hale, an author of the new book Remembering Ludlow but Forgetting the Columbine, joined Shannon Young on the Morning Magazine to remind listeners of the other Columbine Massacre.

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Alexis Kenyon is a radio reporter with more than 15 years of experience creating compelling, sound-rich radio stories for news outlets across the country.
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