| "1913 Massacre" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Woody Guthrie | |
| from the album Struggle | |
| Released | 1944 |
| Genre | Folk |
| Songwriter(s) | Woody Guthrie |
"1913 Massacre" is a topical ballad written by American folk singer Woody Guthrie, and recorded and released in 1945 for Moses Asch's Folkways label. The song originally appeared on Struggle, an album of labor songs. It was re-released in 1998 on Hard Travelin', The Asch Recordings, Vol.3 and other albums. The song is about the death of striking copper miners and their families in Calumet, Michigan, on Christmas Eve, 1913, in what is commonly known as the Italian Hall disaster.