WV Mine Wars Museum

RT @BernieSanders: The Mine Wars Museum in Mattawa, WV reminds us that real change never takes place without struggle. The courage of the…

Honestly super excited about this! I just backed Black Coal and Red Bandanas – A Graphic Novel on @Kickstarter kickstarter.com/projects/wrkcl…

Smilin’ Sid Hatfield trying not to… As seen at @WarsWV. #rednecks #sidhatfield #matewan #battleofblairmountain #blairmountain

REDNECKS 2024! 12 events and 6 drop-ins in as many days — plus a helluvalot of miles logged in between! Thank you to everyone who hosted and came out, and the @StMartinsPress folks behind the scenes. Got a few more events shaping up this summer — more soon!

So much fun last night at @ScupBooks! Thanks to Dave from @WarsWV and @IAFFofficial Local 947 for the shirt! And the two Stans one of whom was sporting this badass #MollyMaguires shirt — need! And so good to see @LexOrgera and Aaron Reed, whose intro about made me cry ♥️🧨

‼️New #Matewan window exhibit! Made possible in part through a grant from @WVHumanities.

I nearly wore out this shirt while I was writing REDNECKS. Happy for Smilin’ Sid to see the book in the wild. #sidhatfield @WarsWV @booksamillion @StMartinsPress

📚 Education Coordinator Update 👨‍🏫 We're celebrating having Lloyd with us for one year! He's written a blog on our website that breaks down some of his major projects and reflections for the year. Check out Dr. Lloyd's full blog at the link below. wvminewars.org/news/2024/5/11…

We're halfway through our membership campaign and have welcomed 17 new members so far. Our goal is 30! Learn more about membership perks by visiting wvminewars.org/join

We're 4 days into our membership campaign. So far we have 7 new members! Learn more and help us reach our goal of 30 new members by May 18th by visiting wvminewars.org/join

Fire in the hole, y’all! 🧨💥 REDNECKS is hitting the road! Hope to see you somewhere along the way! @HubCityBookshop @ParkRoadBooks @WarsWV @ScupBooks @CountryBooks @bndawsonvillega @mjudsonbooks @StMartinsPress

I just became a member of the @WarsWV to celebrate May Day ❤️

@allisonduerk Yay thank you!

We've got a lot to get ready for this May heading into the anniversary of the Battle of Matewan. Maybe we'll see you in town!? Join us May 16th-18th. ⛏️

🎉 Happy International Workers’ Day, May Day, and Mother Jones' bday! 🥳 Let's celebrate the gains of the labor movement, past, present, and future. Join us in preserving these stories! wvminewars.org/join to support our work.

This month in Mine Wars History April 18-30, 1912 – Miners along Paint Creek go on strike after negotiations break down with the coal companies. Miners on Cabin Creek join the strike. The total of workers on strike numbered about 7,500. Including over 30k women and children.

#RedForEd teacher strikes: lessons for the #UnionStrong movement

That feeling when you're in the lead photo of the Labor Notes article on the biggest Southern union win in decades!