Episode
Part One: The Second American Civil War You Never Learned About
1:13:59
Published: Tue Apr 21 2020
Description
Robert is joined by Spencer Crittenden to discuss The Battle of Blair Mountain.FOOTNOTES: The Battle of Blair Mountain: The Story of America's Largest Labor Uprising ‘Rape Rooms’: How West Virginia Women Paid Off Coal Company Debts New Evidence for the Gutman-Hill Debate What was the Esau scrip? “Store Pay Is Our Ruin”: The Tyranny of the Company Store Mountaineer Mine Wars The Coal Mining Massacre America Forgot The Devil Is Here in These Hills Underground Coal Mine Disasters 1900 - 2010 Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Company towns used to be hubs for commerce that doubled as towns that provided housing and other amenities.
12:47 - 16:49 (04:02)
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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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The police, like miners, are part of the working class.
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The United Mine Workers of America would support strikers with the dues paid, however, the companies resisted the unionization efforts by engaging in violence and intimidation tactics.
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Labor strikes in West Virginia had a significant impact on the medieval-style warfare tactics used during that period.
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The Paint Creek Mine Wars was a labor uprising in the coal fields of West Virginia in 1912 between miners and mine guards.
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Delve into the dark world of drugs and conspiracy to uncover the mastermind behind the mysterious radio murders.
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