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2. West Virginia coal wars - Wikipedia

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   The West Virginia coal wars (1912–1921), also known as the mine wars, arose out of a dispute between coal companies and miners. The West Virginia mine wars era began with the Cabin Creek and Paint Creek strike of 1912–1913. [ 1] With help from Mary "Mother Jones" Harris Jones, an important figure in unionizing the mine workers, the miners ...

3. History of coal mining in the United States - Wikipedia

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   The history of coal mining in the United States starts with the first commercial use in 1701, within the Manakin-Sabot area of Richmond, Virginia. [1] Coal was the dominant power source in the late 1800s and early 1900s, and although in rapid decline it remains a significant source of energy in 2024.

4. Battle of Blair Mountain - Wikipedia

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   The Battle of Blair Mountain was the largest labor uprising in United States history and is the largest armed uprising since the American Civil War. [ 5][ 6] The conflict occurred in Logan County, West Virginia, as part of the Coal Wars, a series of early-20th-century labor disputes in Appalachia .

5. A history of Black coal miners in W.Va. is worth ... - AOL

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   Jun. 22—In West Virginia, where the Appalachian storytelling tradition still hangs in the hollows and along the ridgetops like a whisper of morning fog, it's not just the tale. It's the person ...

6. History of coal miners - Wikipedia

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   Coal miners formed the core of the political left wing of the Labour Party and the British Communist party . In Germany, the coal miners demonstrated their militancy through large-scale strikes in 1889, 1905, and 1912. However, in political terms, the German miners were middle-of-the-road and not especially radical.

7. Massey Energy - Wikipedia

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   Net income. US$104.4 million (2009) [ 1] Number of employees. approx. 5,850 [ 2] Website. www.alphanr.com. Massey Energy Company was a coal extractor in the United States with substantial operations in West Virginia, Kentucky and Virginia. By revenue, it was the fourth largest producer of coal in the United States and the largest coal producer ...