9. (Sort of) Off Topic: The Battle of Blair Mountain
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Union breaking, machine gun massacres, courthouse dramas and intense military standoffs rock a tiny West Virginian town in the 1920s. If you're ready to scream and shout for workers rights, this episode is for you!
Sources:
Emergency Workplace Organizing Committee (EWOC)
“What Made the Battle of Blair Mountain the Largest Labor Uprising in American History” by Abby Lee Hood, 2021, for Smithsonian Magazine
“The Battle of Blair Mountain” by Evan Andrews for History.com
Library of Congress chronicle of the Battle of Blair Mountain
“The Battle of Blair Mountain” on Wikipedia…
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