canuckle11 [any] to main • 4 years ago99 years ago today, the Battle of Blair Mountain began. Ten thousand coal miners took up arms for five days in the largest labour uprising in the US.imagemessage-square9 fedilinkarrow-up1131
arrow-up1131image99 years ago today, the Battle of Blair Mountain began. Ten thousand coal miners took up arms for five days in the largest labour uprising in the US.canuckle11 [any] to main • 4 years agomessage-square9 Commentsfedilink
minus-squarecanuckle11 [any]hexagonhexbear15·edit-24 years agoDespite 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 link
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