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Idk. Mine were unionized coal miners and farmers.

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West Virginia Coal Wars - From Wikipedia "Some West Virginia coal miners joined the United Mine Workers in response to wage reductions following The Panic of 1893. By 1902, UMW membership in West Virginia had reached 5,000 miners..." Mary G. Harris Jones (AKA "Mother Jones") co-founded IWW 💪

Mary G. Harris Jones (1837 (baptized) – November 30, 1930), known as Mother Jones from 1897 onward, was an Irish-born American labor organizer, former schoolteacher, and dressmaker who became a prominent union organizer, community organizer, and activist. She helped coordinate major strikes, secure bans on child labor, and co-founded the Labor unionist trade union, the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW).

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Cabin Creek and Paint Creek strikes: 1912–1913 The Battle of Matewan Battle of Blair Mountain 👏👏👏👏👏💪

Labor organizer Mother Jones rallying workers at the town of Montgomery in August 1912 during the Paint Creek--Coal Creek strike.

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