West Virginia coal wars
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The West Virginia coal wars, also known as the mine wars, arose out of a dispute between coal companies and miners.
Coal miners displaying a bomb that was dropped during the Battle of Blair Mountain in 1921
Battle of Blair Mountain
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The Battle of Blair Mountain was the largest labor uprising in United States history and is the largest armed uprising since the American Civil War. The conflict occurred in Logan County, West Virgini
West Virginia coal wars
…Virginia, between agents of the Baldwin-Felts and local miners, who later joined the United Mine Workers of America, sparked what became known as the Battle of Blair Mountain, the largest insurrection in the United States since the American Civil War. West Virginia had only a few active coal mines during the US Civil War…
Blair Mountain miner with his rifle on his shoulder
Two union coal miners sitting in a sniper's nest with a machine gun
Logan County Sheriff's deputies during the battle of Blair Mountain.
Political cartoon with Uncle Sam saying to the miners "I'll give you until noon Thursday to go back to your homes."