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January 20, 2000, 600 heavily armed police are deployed in Charleston, South Carolina
http://nhlabornews.com/2015/01/january-20-2000/
600 heavily armed police are deployed to protect scabs unloading freight in Charleston, South Carolina, during an International Longshoremen’s Association strike. The striking longshoremen arrived at the docks to picket and a fight ensued; police drove into the crowd, fired smoke grenades, and attacked with wooden batons. Five longshoremen – who became known as the “Charleston Five” – were indicted for felony riot.
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