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Mountaintop: Coal Mine Wars in West Virginia

Keeping Mine Wars history alive with a free and fun educational multimedia experience for all ages

Mountaintop trading cards provide a fun way to engage with the history of the Coal Mine Wars in West Virginia. Cards are illustrated with historic photographs and brought to life with paintings by artist Chris Demaria

Mountaintop: Coal Mine Wars Trading Cards

Introduction to the West Virginia Mine Wars article and Story Map from the National Park Service

The Mine Wars at the West Virginia Encyclopedia

What were the Mine Wars from the West Virginia Mine Wars Museum

Battle of Blair Mountain: Topics in Chronicling America at the Library of Congress

National Child Labor Committee Collection photos by Lewis Hine at the Library of Congress 

Aliff, J. & Hufford, M. (1995) "We had a full-fledged war down here.". [Audio] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/cmns001499/.

Coal Miners from the National Coal Heritage Area and Coal Heritage Trail

Mother Blizzard at the West Virginia Encyclopedia

Portrait of Sid Hatfield

Sid Hatfield at the West VIrginia Encyclopedia 

Gunnoe, D. & Hufford, M. (1996) Organizing the Union. [Audio] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/cmns001449/.

Bailey, D., Gunnoe, D. & Hufford, M. (1996) Coal Company Violence Against Union Organizers in the S. [Audio] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/cmns001904/.

Mining in West Virginia: A Capsule History from the West Virginia Office of Miners' Health Safety and Training


Lively, K. & Hufford, M. (1995) Mine Safety Issues. [Audio] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/cmns001755/.


Duncan, J., Lively, K., Die, J. & Hufford, M. (1995) Mine Ventilation, Coal Dust, and "pop-Offs". [Audio] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/cmns001757/.

Portrait of Mother Jones

Mother Jones at the West Virginia Encyclopedia

And She Became Mother Jones article at the Library of Congress

Coal Miners from the National Coal Heritage Area and Coal Heritage Trail

African American Coal Miners: Helen, WV from the National Park Service African American Heritage Driving Tour