• JudgeJuche [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    And today the coal companies are destroying the mountain—and the archaeological artifacts it contains—simply to dampen the memory of the workers' rebellion.

  • canuckle11 [any]
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    4 years ago

    Despite being bombed by aircraft and having poorer weaponry and supplies than the company mercenaries they were fighting, the miners fought on, only being finally stopped by the threat of the National Guard. Also forgot link

  • Vattier [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    Behind the Bastards has 2 episodes on this specific battle and the labour uprising preceding it, worth a listen

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    • mrbigcheese [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      good rev left episode on Blair Mountain too https://revolutionaryleftradio.libsyn.com/blair-mt