The Harlan County War was a series of skirmishes, executions, bombings, and strikes (both attempted and realized), miners and union organizers on one side and coal firms and law enforcement officials on the other.
The Harlan County War was a series of coal mining-related skirmishes, executions, bombings, and strikes (both attempted and realized) that took place in Harlan County, Kentucky, during the 1930s. The incidents involved coal miners and union organizers on one side and coal firms and law enforcement officials on the other.