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freshwest

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3. My family was not in that area, but the story reads similarly. Except they were in a city and...

Reply to WCGreen (Reply #1)

Mon Aug 27, 2012, 03:45 AM

Aug 2012

The company goons were unable to shift them geographically. They weren't living on company property. That gave them more leeway, a public face and support among more people. They went straight to the box cars at the downtown railway yards where the goons were arriving. They all knocked heads there so it didn't get this far. I'd like to see this shown to the Tea Party and the Libertarians. Then see what they have to say, if they'd be moved at all and see that they are wrong about unions and giving so much power to corporations.

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MATEWAN - The Battle of Blair Mountain [View all] freshwest Aug 2012 OP

Great Movie, John Salyes, I believe that is how he spells his name. WCGreen Aug 2012 #1

My family was not in that area, but the story reads similarly. Except they were in a city and... freshwest Aug 2012 #3

Good luck with that radiclib Aug 2012 #6

Sayles radiclib Aug 2012 #5

Thanks for posting this Generic Other Aug 2012 #2

YW. See the written story at Grayson's OP. Another DUer told me of the film, I'd never seen it. freshwest Aug 2012 #4

Thanks for posting, Marketing my territory to come find it later tonight! Heather MC Aug 2012 #7

Thanks for posting this, freshwest. I posted a link to the Matewan DVD in Grayson's thread truth2power Aug 2012 #8

Thanks, I'd only seen the DUer's link about Netflix, and some of us don't have it. So I googled YT. freshwest Aug 2012 #10

Netflix doesn't have it Heather MC Aug 2012 #11

Rosesaylavee said this on the Grayson thread, though, that says they do: freshwest Aug 2012 #12

I have Netflix, there is a "save" option for the movie Heather MC Aug 2012 #13

Great movie. n/t lumberjack_jeff Aug 2012 #9

Photos of Matewan JourneyAmerica Aug 2012 #14

Thank you... Threatened by mountain removal. The big money never stopped on them, did it? freshwest Aug 2012 #15

The March Up Blair Mountain freshwest Aug 2012 #16