Copper Empire: The 1913 Michigan Copper Strike

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Adults
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In 1913, thousands of copper miners went out on a nine-month strike in the copper country. This labor strike tore the community in two; some people sympathized with the miners' dangerous working conditions, while others sided with mine and business owners. Join us virtually as we welcome Donna Simons, author of Copper Empire, who will discuss the working conditions in the mines, what life was like in copper country, and how the strike led to a tragic end of 70 lives. All attendees will be entered into a raffle for a free copy of Copper Empire (6 available).

This program is in support of our participation in The Great Michigan Read as we join hundreds of communities in the statewide one-book reading initiative by reading The Women of the Copper Country by Mary Doria Russell.