July 12, 1917: The Bisbee Deportation | Zinn Eduion Project
· The Bisbee Deportation was the illegal deportation of more than 1,000 striking mine workers (IWWled strike), their supporters, and citizen bystanders by 2,000 vigilantes. Striking miners and others being deported from Bisbee on the morning of July 12, 1917. The men are boarding the tle cars provided by the El Paso and Southwestern Railroad.