Lecture by the Department of Modern History of the Department of History & Archaeology of the University of Crete with title: Archaeology of the Ludlow Massacre and the Story of Louis Tikas…a Greek American Hero
Abstract: The 1913/1914 Colorado coalminers strike and the Ludlow Tent Colony Massacre was an important event that occurred in 1914 that changed labor relations, law, and practice in Colorado and the United States. Combining history and archaeology, the work at the Ludlow Tent Colony Massacre Site examines the social and material conditions of coal camp laborers and their families during a turbulent time of widespread industrial growth and corporate imperialism in America. Many of the inhabitants were immigrants seeking a better life in the United States. This talk will focus of the lives of the men, women, and children during this important event, including one Greek-American hero, Louis Tikas.
Biography: Dr. Karin Larkin, PhD is an Associate Professor, Curator, and Director of Museum Studies in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. She teaches anthropology, archaeology, and museum studies classes. Dr. Larkin has nearly 25 years of archaeological and museum experience in the West and Southwest of the United States. She has done archaeological field work in numerous regions including: the Southwest US, Chihuahua Mexico, the Ludlow Massacre Site, and in southern Colorado. She has published numerous articles and book chapters and is the co-editor of Communities of Ludlow: Collaborative Stewardship and the Ludlow Centennial Commemoration Commission (2022) and the Archaeology of Class War (2009) both by University Press of Colorado.