In 1921, Blair Mountain was the site of a ten-day battle between coal company supporters and miners trying to unionize the coal fields of southern West Virginia.

The Battle of Blair Mountain saw 10,000 West Virginia coal miners march in protest of perilous work conditions, squalid housing and low wages, among other grievances. They set out from the small ...

but for labor scholars the 1921 battle at Blair Mountain is legendary. Years of struggle between miners and coal-company bosses came to a head at this ridge in southern West Virginia, as an army ...

The second largest armed insurrection in American history, only surpassed by the American Civil War, culminated in the Battle of Blair Mountain ... only the southern West Virginia coalfields ...

Bullets from the Battle of Blair Mountain on display at the West Virginia Mine Wars Museum. (Irina Zhorov/For WHYY) “I don’t claim to know anything about the physical structure or where the battles ...

It’s this second battle that historian Charles B. Keeney focuses on in his book, “The Road to Blair Mountain,” published by West Virginia University Press. Welcome to the discussion.

Extra History Union Busting - Battle of Blair Mountain - US History Posted: February 7, 2025 | Last updated: March 8, 2025 Matewan, West Virginia. May 19, 1920. Police Chief Sid Hatfield sits in ...

the battlefield was Blair Mountain, West Virginia, where about 10,000 striking coal miners fought about 3,000 private mine guards and police along a 10-mile front. The Battle of Blair Mountain was ...

MATEWAN, W.Va. — In 2021, the West Virginia Mine Wars Museum and its partners are commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Blair Mountain with an schedule of events starting this ...

Nearly half of America’s electricity comes from coal, and much of that coal comes from West Virginia via mountaintop ... Soledad O’Brien to Blair Mountain, where miners fought police and ...

A sweetly-named West Virginia mountain is the scene of a coal showdown: "I don't want to ruin the entire West Virginia economy, which is based on the coal industry. That is not my goal," a young ...