Amazon Army marches through county to protest mine conditions
Amazon Army members staged a protest at area coal camps. Their grievances were directed toward a new state law that controlled the right to strike.
Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in the News-Report on the Centennial anniversary of the Amazon Army in the Southeast Kansas. It was written by Linda O’Nelio Knoll a noted historian living in Pittsburg.
It was 102 years ago mining families in the northern Cherokee County area staged a protest, they were called the Amazon
Army. The army, composed of the wives and children of the m…
