The battle of Blair mountain was an uprising of 10k+ coal miners for better working conditions in 1921. The result was the national guard coming in to kill a bunch of Americans.
(Side note: they wore red bandanas around their neck. Although the term redneck was used prior to this battle, some claim the red bandana as an alternate history for the word. redneck origin/definition )
Oh, wait until you find out about the documentary Harlan County USA from 1976.
Amazing film to watch. What’s sad is that the descendants of those same miners would today vote a million times for anyone telling them they’re against unions.
This is probably the 5th or 6th time I’ve mentioned this album in the past two weeks, but the Panopticon album Kentucky is about the coal miners in Harlan County.