The mountains have always had a way of remembering those who fought for what was right… and those who paid the price.
💀 The Matewan Massacre — 1920, West Virginia.
#DarkAppalachia #AppalachianHistory #MatewanMassacre #CoalWars #MountainStories
#OnThisDay 1921,
The largest labor uprising in U.S. history, called the #BattleOfBlairMountain came to an end. Part of the #CoalWars, in W. Virginia 10,000 coal miners fought against 3,000 police and strikebreakers backed by rich corporations who used planes to drop gas and bombs on miners.
The book sits on a surface with wooden slats. The cover is orange with a picture of coal miners.
Another review from 2024! Gun Thugs, Rednecks, and Radicals. This documentary history has newspaper excerpts, testimony, maps, and photos describing the protracted struggle surrounding the coal mines of West Virginia in the early 1900s. #coalwars #battleofblairmountain #laborhistory #booksky 📚💙
The Battle of Blair Mountain was the largest workers uprising in American history, and show the lengths those in power will go to hold on to it. #History #Appalachia #CoalWars
Alright, we got us YET ANOTHER new Dispatches From Appalachia...as we tackle the bloody myth of deregulation.
I'm singing for supper folks, leave a tip and feed a poor country boy.
Enjoy folks!
#Appalachia #CoalWars #Deregulation #Boost #UMWA #Unions #history
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I’m here in Liberty Township. Happy to see the Local branch of the Warren Trumbull County Library has a copy of our book. The night of July 31, 1873, all hell broke loose just feet from where I’m sitting. #labor #immigrants #coalwars
