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Leadville’s Irish graves warn of mining’s human cost
In Leadville, graves of Irish workers who died during Colorado’s mining boom reveal the human cost of dangerous work and poverty. Their story also invites comparisons with migrant laborers today, whose conditions can remain precarious.
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