Old Gods of Appalachia Episode 1: Old Number Seven: Barlo, Kentucky 1917: Part One
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Nov 7, 2019 AI Snips
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Barlow Mine Disaster
- The Barlow schoolhouse disaster in 1917 killed 62 people in the Number Seven mine explosion.
- Some townsfolk saw it as karmic retribution since most victims were strikebreakers.
Devaluation of Black Lives
- The loss of 51 black strikebreakers was minimized by the townspeople.
- The bodies were dumped into unmarked graves due to coffin shortages.
Sarah Avery's Loss
- After the disaster, Sarah Avery stopped attending school.
- Her father, Pinky, and uncle Ed, both miners, were among the casualties.