On a Courthouse Square dotted with monuments to local legends stands a champion of the working man. Staring across Adams Avenue in Scranton’s bustling downtown, John Mitchell’s statue is a testament to hard work, fairness, community and unity. His work as the president of the United Mine Workers in the late 1800s and early 1900s left a legacy deeply felt by Northeast Pennsylvania families who toiled in the region’s coal mines generations ago. It resonates, still.