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The Molly Maguires: The Secret Society's History Explained Culture Club/Getty Images By Allen McDuffee/Jan. 28, 2021 9:46 am EDT The Coal Region had become a dangerous place in the 1870s. A shadowy group of Irish immigrants in northeastern Pennsylvania working in the mines assassinated 24 foremen and supervisors, and they sent "coffin notices" to many others, including scabs during mining strikes. They blew up workplace machinery and exacted revenge against rival gangs, politicians, and police, and they could always turn to their comrades for alibis to avoid prison. For the b...