The Battle of Blair Mountain
Chris and Dave from the Mandatory OT and IWW join Breht to cover the fascinating and crucially important history of the Battle of Blair Mountain, the largest labor uprising in American history and the largest armed uprising in America since the Civil War. Check out Mandatory OT Check out Dixieland of the Proletariat NEW REV LEFT RADIO SHIRTS HERE A List of Sources: 1. “Thunder In the Mountains” by Lon Savage 2. “Life, Work, and Rebellion in the Coal Fields” and “Gun Thugs, Rednecks, and Radicals” by David Alan Corbin 3. PBS’s “American Experience: The Mine Wars” 4. “Smokestacks in the Hills: Rural-Industrial Workers in West Virginia” by Lou Martin 5. “Company-Owned Americans” by Arthur Gleason 6. “Black Avalanche” by Winthrop D. Lane 7. West Virginia State Archives 8. WVCulture Outro Music: 'Blair Mountain' by Great American Taxi LEARN MORE ABOUT REV LEFT RADIO: www.revolutionaryleftradio.com
