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Coal Wars The Battle for Matewan

The Battle of Blair Mountain: War in the West Virginia Mountains

Joanna Sergent September 24, 2021

The Reaction to the Assassinations Miners gathering with weapons at Matewan Miners were outraged by…

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Coal Wars The Battle for Matewan

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Matewan Part Three: The OK Corral of the East and Murder

Miners standing in line to get their weapons The miners were on strike protesting for…

Coal Wars The Battle for Matewan

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The Matewan Massacre Part Two: Unrest Begins in the Mining Camps

The town of Matewan There was a perfect storm brewing for the Matewan Massacre and…

Coal Wars The Battle for Matewan

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Matewan Part One: Other Strikes and Wars Break Out Across the Land

West Virginia Coal Miners in 1913-1914 To understand what happened at Matewan, one needs to…