Category Archives: Violence – history

Eyewitness to Racism: Andrew Bugas and the Rock Springs Massacre of 1885

Posted on June 22, 2020 by ahcadmin

Andrew Bugas (Andrej Bugos) was not quite 20 years old in 1885 when he arrived in Rock Springs to work in the Union Pacific’s coal mines. Born in Austria, he came to the United States in 1880 to join his … Continue reading →

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Wyoming Statesman Gale McGee Encounters a Bolivian Coup D’état

Posted on January 26, 2019 by ahcadmin

Between 1978 and 1980, the country of Bolivia was constantly in a state of crisis. There was a series of military governments that ruled briefly, each overthrown by the next. Rodger McDaniel’s 2018 book, The Man in the Arena: The … Continue reading →

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