Learn about the Valley’s Coal War

WARREN, Ohio — Visitors to the Warren Italian Festival will have the opportunity to view the Trumbull County Historical Society’s traveling exhibit honoring the 150th anniversary of the Coal War in the Mahoning Valley.

Volatile coal markets in the United States and an economic tailspin in Italy set the stage for unprecedented conflict in Mahoning Valley. Visitors can learn how Italian immigration and Black migration played a role in strikebreaking in 1873 and the violence that followed.

The Warren Italian Festival will be Aug. 10-13 from 4 to 11 p.m. at Warren’s Courthouse Square, 180 N. Park Ave.

TCHS has partnered with authors Ben Lariccia and Joe Tucciarone to share the stories of the Coal War this summer. Their book, “Coal War in the Mahoning Valley,” reminds us that ethnic differences and competition for work remain a dangerous social lever in the hands of the powerful.

Courthouse Square is the second stop of a traveling exhibit that will visit various sites in the Mahoning Valley from June to November 2023.

The exhibit will next go to the Hubbard Public Library, 436 W Liberty St. in Hubbard, where it will be on display Aug. 15 to Sept. 29 from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.

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Ends: Mon. Aug. 21, 2023 at 6:00 P.M.