The Battle of Blair Mountain
Chris and Dave from the Mandatory OT and IWW join Breht to cover the fascinating and crucially important history of the Battle of Blair Mountain, the largest labor uprising in American history and the largest armed uprising in America since the Civil War.\xa0
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A List of Sources: \xa0 1. \u201cThunder In the Mountains\u201d by Lon Savage 2. \u201cLife, Work, and Rebellion in the Coal Fields\u201d and \u201cGun Thugs, Rednecks, and Radicals\u201d by David Alan Corbin 3. PBS\u2019s \u201cAmerican Experience: The Mine Wars\u201d 4. \u201cSmokestacks in the Hills: Rural-Industrial Workers in West Virginia\u201d by Lou Martin 5. \u201cCompany-Owned Americans\u201d by Arthur Gleason 6. \u201cBlack Avalanche\u201d by Winthrop D. Lane 7. West Virginia State Archives 8. WVCulture \xa0Outro Music: 'Blair Mountain'\xa0by Great American Taxi
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