• JudgeJuche [he/him]
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    4 年前

    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 年前

    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 年前

    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 年前

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