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freshwest

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16. The March Up Blair Mountain

Reply to JourneyAmerica (Reply #14)

Wed Aug 29, 2012, 01:07 PM

Aug 2012

The last day of our 6 day march finds 1000 people marching up 1900 ft to the summit of Blair Mountain.

http://www.friendsofblairmountain.org

This is the union and residents speaking. Some of these folks have some trouble breathing, perhaps from lung trouble. They explain what is happening to the environment they have lived in and loved. They are good people, take a listen to them.

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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