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E57: West Virginia Mine Wars, part 1

Working Class History

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The West Virginia Mine Wars

The West Virginia Mine Wars took place roughly between 1902 and 1922. The Battle of Maitwan was the largest on confrontation in the US since the Civil War. In 2018, thanks to support from our patrons, we were able to travel to a small town at the centre of these conflicts. To understand what happened during the mine wars, you really have to look at what the conditions were like for the mining families who lived in West Virginia.

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