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The Martyr Made Podcast

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

Sep 9, 2022
05:34:35

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Quick takeaways

  • The West Virginia Coal Mine Wars marked the largest armed insurrection in US history post Civil War.
  • Exploitative practices by corporations turned Southern Appalachia into an industrial dictatorship reminiscent of colonial structures.

Deep dives

Transformation of Southern Appalachia

The podcast delves into the rapid and jarring transformation of Southern Appalachia due to industrialization. With the advent of coal mining companies, the self-sufficient traditional communities faced an upheaval as foreign workers flooded the region, altering the landscape and depleting natural resources. Exploitative practices by corporations, including controlling the economy, housing, education, and even political processes, turned the region into an industrial dictatorship, reminiscent of traditional colonial economic structures.

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