9. (Sort of) Off Topic: The Battle of Blair Mountain

Union breaking, machine gun massacres, courthouse dramas and intense military standoffs rock a tiny West Virginian town in the 1920s. If you're ready to scream and shout for workers rights, this episode is for you!

Sources: 

• Emergency Workplace Organizing Committee (EWOC) 
• “What Made the Battle of Blair Mountain the Largest Labor Uprising in American History” by Abby Lee Hood, 2021, for Smithsonian Magazine 
• “The Battle of Blair Mountain” by Evan Andrews for History.com 
• Library of Congress chronicle of the Battle of Blair Mountain 
• “The Battle of Blair Mountain” on Wikipedia 

References: 

• “Thunder in the Mountains: The West Virginia Mine War, 1920-21” by Lon Savage 
• “What You Are Getting Wrong About Appalachia,” by Elizabeth Catte 

And thank you to Keith! Your eyes are as bright as your teeth are sharp.