The Mine Wars
American Experience · Season 28 · Episode 2
The story of small people going up against very big forces for a better nation. In the first two decades of the 20th century, coal miners and coal companies in West Virginia clashed in a series of brutal conflicts over labor conditions and unionization.
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Season
28
Episode
2
Air Date
26/Jan/2016
Air Time
21:00
Runtime
55 min
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The story of small people going up against very big forces for a better nation. In the first two decades of the 20th century, coal miners and coal companies in West Virginia clashed in a series of brutal conflicts over labor conditions and unionization.
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