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 )
It’s why they’re pushing so hard for schools and specifically teachers to be “apolitical”. Previously universities were exempt because we needed the people running things to have a reasonable grasp of reality.
But now they don’t like how to “college educated” people keep voting against them.