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Stubborn Men Fight Again In Hills Of East Kentucky
In Whitesburg Kentucky a long history of violence and labor strife resurfaces as miners face union pressure and small family mines contend with large operators. Local residents recall 1930s era workers, gunmen, and vow to defend the right to work amid renewed tensions and economic hardship.
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West Virginia
Hatfield
Kentucky McCoy
Jonse Hatfield
Rose Anne McCoy
Kentucky Mountains
UMW
Ohio
Tug Rivers
Virginia
Kentucky Bluegrass
Isaac Slone
Cleveland Johnson
Tar Heel
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Lonesome Pine
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Isom
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M. D. Flanary
Pikeville
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