On this day, 21 June 1877, 10 Irish miners were hanged in the US for belonging to the Molly Maguires in what became known as “Black Thursday” or “Day of the Rope”. The Molly Maguires had unleashed a militant wave of terror against mine bosses. This is a history of the group by Louis Adamic: https://libcom.org/history/molly-maguires-1850-1875-louis-adamic https://www.facebook.com/workingclasshistory/photos/a.296224173896073/1150903248428157/?type=3
