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#22 Whose America?, ep. 1: Rough Extraction

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The West Virginia Coal Miners Revolt

West virginia miners had shown little interest in striking for higher wages or better working conditions. But the paranoid operators used subversion and brute force just to make sure. So it took until 19 12 for the coal miners of southern west virginia to finally rise up.

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