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workingclasshistory: “On this day, 25 August 1921, the Battle of Blair Mountain began: the largest armed rebellion in the US since the civil war. For five days in late August and early September, 1921 in Logan County, West Virginia, 10,000 striking...

workingclasshistory:

On this day, 25 August 1921, the Battle of Blair Mountain began: the largest armed rebellion in the US since the civil war. For five days in late August and early September, 1921 in Logan County, West Virginia, 10,000 striking coal miners battled with armed strikebreakers and deputies following the killing of miners and their supporters in Welch and Sharples. Faced with the overwhelming firepower of US federal troops and even the air force, the miners eventually surrendered or returned to their homes. More info in our podcast episode on the West Virginia mine wars: https://workingclasshistory.com/2018/06/09/wch-e7-the-west-virginia-mine-wars-1902-1922/ https://www.facebook.com/workingclasshistory/photos/a.296224173896073/1195982067253608/?type=3

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