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What Is the Importance of the Battle of Blair Mountain?
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Map highlighting the location of the Battle of Blair Mountain in southern West Virginia, United States. A photo of three coal miners in their mining gear. They bear grim expressions. A newspaper clipping of The West Virginian's front page. In bold, large font, the leading headline of the issue reads, Sid Hatfield killed in gun fight. A map of the route the miners intended to take from the town of Marmet to Mingo county.
Black and white photo of an older man with a beard, wearing a wide-brimmed hat and carrying a rifle over his shoulder, during the Battle of Blair Mountain in West Virginia.
A crowd marches through a street. The people at the front carry a banner that reads: Don't strip our mountains. MTR poisons air, water, communities.
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“Blair During the Battle”
This 1921 film includes footage shot directly after—and even during—the armed labor...
Video: Collection of Kenny King, West Virginia Mine Wars Museum

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Location of the Battle of Blair Mountain
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Coal miners in West Virginia, 1918
U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps/Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. (95509007)
Newspaper reports Sid Hatfield's death
In its evening edition of August 1, 1921, The West Virginian reported the...
West Virginia University/Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. (sn86072054)
The miners' path toward Mingo county
The miners marched from Marmet toward Mingo county. To reach their destination, they...
New-York Tribune/Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. (sn83030214)
Tensions centered on Blair Mountain continue
Hundreds of people gather in Marmet, West Virginia, to march against mountaintop...
© Debbie Hill—UPI/Alamy