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AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: The Mine Wars

Go inside the bitter battle to unionize coal miners at the dawn of the 20th century. Tuesday at 9 p.m. on PBS 6.

am_exp_mine_wars_miners_spot Miners and mules working underground in Gary, WV (1908).
Go inside the bitter battle to unionize coal miners at the dawn of the 20th century. The struggle over the power that fueled America led to the largest armed insurrection since the Civil War, and turned parts of West Virginia into a bloody war zone.

AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: The Mine Wars, Tuesday at 9 p.m. on PBS 6.



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