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An article talking about the different types of miners and what they experienced.

In this video by American Experience it goes into detail into how company towns operated and what the did.

This is a document that goes into detail about what the miners faced and how they fought. It is a detailed mapping of the battle and is to allow for a better understanding of what happened there.

On December 6, 1907, an explosion at Monongah Mines #8 and #6, killed over 361 Workers. While no cause has ever been found, new laws were passed to help better protect miners.

This image is a map of the Battle of Blair Mountain. Here we are able to see attack routes and skirmishes that were had.

An image of a group of coal miners

An article about the dangerous culture surrounding the coal mining industry

This image is of coal miners in Kanawha County. This is the start of a year long strike in which the miners were demanding raises.

JSTOR had an article about the coal mines of West Virginia. This is an image of a coal miner from West Virginia. This is not a glamorous job and while it is back breaking work it is also what built the West Virginia economy.

An old Washington Post article about what is happening at the coal mines in West Virginia.