PugJesus@lemmy.worldM to History Ruins@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 days agoBunker used by company thugs to fire upon agitated workers, Mine Wars, West Virginia, USA, ~1912?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up1170arrow-down12
arrow-up1168arrow-down1imageBunker used by company thugs to fire upon agitated workers, Mine Wars, West Virginia, USA, ~1912?lemmy.worldPugJesus@lemmy.worldM to History Ruins@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 days agomessage-square4fedilink
minus-squareSubtracty@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·11 days agoI remember seeing the PBS documentary about the mine wars a few years ago. It is crazy the amount of control these companies had, and the lengths miners had to go through to break free from the system.
I remember seeing the PBS documentary about the mine wars a few years ago. It is crazy the amount of control these companies had, and the lengths miners had to go through to break free from the system.