A New Blue-Green Alliance in Appalachia Around the Legacy of the Battle of Blair Mountain?
Coal Reignites A Mighty Battle Of Labor History : NPR
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In 1921, 15,000 coal miners took on the most powerful coal companies in West Virginia for the right to unionize. Today, there’s a new battle brewing over the site of the battle — whether to preserve it or blast it apart for coal.