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

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A Little Old Lady in Conawa County, West Virginia, Was Born on the Morning Train

O'brien got off easy. Many others who were lied to about the jobs that waited for them down in west virginia were kept under guard and not allowed to leave. Three other workers signed a letter to the state labor commission stating that at least a hundred and 50 men were being held by guards captive and forced to work. Conawa county, west virginia, was powder keg, and all it needed was a spark. That spark rolled in on the morning train on the ninth of june 19 12. She wore a full length black dress. This little old lady with a black shawl and a little white bonnet lace around her neck. Her eyes sat behind

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