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Dark side of coal mining in history
16:50 - 26:06 (09:16)
The ills of coal mining were not only limited to health and safety risks, but also included prostitution, and sexual abuse of coal miner's daughters by coal company guards in exchange for necessities.
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Black and white miners worked together in the coal mining industry, but there were also instances of betrayal and inequality, particularly for black miners who were former slaves themselves.
16:50 - 18:57 (02:07)
Summary
Black and white miners worked together in the coal mining industry, but there were also instances of betrayal and inequality, particularly for black miners who were former slaves themselves.
ChapterDark side of coal mining in history
EpisodePart One: The Second American Civil War You Never Learned About
PodcastBehind the Bastards
In Oak Hill, West Virginia, women were raped by coal company guards at the Whipple Colliery Company store located on the third floor while trying on shoes.
18:57 - 23:11 (04:13)
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In Oak Hill, West Virginia, women were raped by coal company guards at the Whipple Colliery Company store located on the third floor while trying on shoes. The guards would force them to pay for the shoes that they couldn't afford with their bodies.
ChapterDark side of coal mining in history
EpisodePart One: The Second American Civil War You Never Learned About
PodcastBehind the Bastards
The coal company guards would rent out young girls between the ages of 12 and 16 to satisfy their basic needs in exchange for a set period of time.
23:11 - 26:06 (02:55)
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The coal company guards would rent out young girls between the ages of 12 and 16 to satisfy their basic needs in exchange for a set period of time. Mothers would often offer up their daughters when they were too old themselves.