About this episode
Claire teams up with Chuck from Appodlachia to talk about the union-busting hired guns that made it even harder to survive in the West Virginia coalfields.
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This episode is a collaboration with Appodlachia, a show about the culture, history, and politics of Appalachia. Listen to them here and join their Patreon here.
Recommendations
- Black Coal and Red Bandanas by Raymond Tyler, Summer McClinton, and Paul Buhle
- West Virginia Mine Wars Museum in Matewan, WV
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Murder, gun violence, racism & racial violence
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- Host & Executive Producer: Claire E Aubin. Find her on Twitter @ceaubin and Bluesky ceaubin
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- Music: Marshall Dean Williams
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