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> The battle of blair mountain is a clear example of what happens when workers demand fair treatment in America. They didn't just send the army in to break the
by schwap 10y ago
> The battle of blair mountain is a clear example of what happens when workers demand fair treatment in America. They didn't just send the army in to break the strike, they sent the air force.
The air force? in the 1920s?
- soylentcola 10y agoLooking into this, it seems that pilots were hired to drop bombs on the miners during the uprising.