The Molly Maguires were a group of Irish immigrants (miners) who formed a secret association to fight for better pay and working conditions in the mines of North-Eastern Pennsylvania.
When the miner's pay was cut, it set off a strike. Railroad cars were derailed, coal tips set on fire and a superindendent murdered.
Pinkerton law enforcement infiltrated the organisation and 19 men were arrested, convicted and hanged.
This showed that law enforcement and the Criminal Justice System still favoured the side of the businesses.
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