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-squareJudgeJuche [he/him]hexbear18·4 years agoAnd today the coal companies are destroying the mountain—and the archaeological artifacts it contains—simply to dampen the memory of the workers' rebellion. link
And today the coal companies are destroying the mountain—and the archaeological artifacts it contains—simply to dampen the memory of the workers' rebellion.