In the turbulent summer of 1908 in Birmingham, Alabama, a violent clash erupted, claiming the life of Deputy Sheriff Robert Gardner. On Friday, July 17, Deputy Gardner, a male officer with the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office, was part of a contingent of thirteen deputies assigned to a tense scene at a local coal mine. Their duty was to escort a group of non-striking workers, often referred to as strike-breakers, through a picket line of miners who were engaged in a bitter labor dispute.
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