Coal Mine protesters reenact 1921 march on Blair Mountain
In June 2011 almost two thousand participants recreated the 1921 march on Blair Mountain in Logan County, WV. The marchers came from all points of the compass to protest mountaintop removal and to try to save this historic battlefield.
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Unable to see the longer picture of the destruction of coal mining, many locals cling desperately to the hope that one day coal will be king again. These teenagers, not old enough to understand what's going on, are merely parroting their parents.
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- id:1100459
- date:5 June 2011
- dimensions:2.13 x 1.6 in. (640 x 480 px)
- dpi:300dpi
- file size in memory:1.12 MB
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In June 2011 almost two thousand participants recreated the 1921 march on Blair Mountain in Logan County, WV. The marchers came from all points of the compass to protest mountaintop removal and to try to save this historic battlefield.
Details
- id:1100459
- date:5 June 2011
- dimensions:2.13 x 1.6 in. (640 x 480 px)
- dpi:300dpi
- file size in memory:1.12 MB
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