Coal Wars

Coal Wars

The "Coal Wars" in the US refers to a period between 1890 and 1930 when many wars were fought against armed unions of coal workers. The Battle of Blair Mountain alone was the second-largest uprising in the US (only after the Civil War), where over 1,000,000 rounds were fired.

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