West Virginia Labor, Worker Unity: The Mine Wars, 100 Years Ago

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<CLIP> Coal Mining & Workers in WV; Mary Harris "Mother" Jones, labor activist and 'The Miner's Angel,' narrated by author James Greene of the book "The Devil Is Here in These Hills" (2015) used in "The Mine Wars" PBS Program (2017). James Green, noted author, labor activist and Professor of History Emeritus at the Univ. of Mass Boston, d. 2016.

>WATCH FULL PROGRAM: "THE MINE WARS," PBS American Experience (2017)

- PBS American Experience Site: "The Mine Wars" & Related Topics
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/theminewars/
- "West Virginia's Coal Miners March on Public Television," Counterpunch, Jan. 20, 2016
https://www.counterpunch.org/2016/01/20/the-mine-wars-west-virginias-coal-miners-march-on-public-television/

- WV Mine Wars: Cabin/Paint Creek Strikes 1912-13; Matewan Massacre Sid Hatfield 1920; Battle of Blair Mountain 1921.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Virginia_coal_wars
> The Battle of Blair Mountain 1921, *Largest Labor Uprising in US History*: *Preservation Efforts Today*
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Blair_Mountain

CLIP> 'Unity Speech', "MATEWAN" by John Sayles. Chris Cooper, Mary McDonnell, James Earl Jones, David Strathairn.

- MATEWAN (1987) Movie,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matewan

- NEW: *WEST VIRGINIA MINE WARS MUSEUM* located in Matewan, WV, Opened 2015. HAVE A LOOK...
https://www.wvminewars.com/