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The Black Lung Rally, February 26, 1969

The Black Lung Rally, February 26, 1969

Posted on February 26, 2020February 26, 2020Author molliececilPosted in Black Lung, CoalLeave a Reply

On this day in 1969, 2000 miners marched on the West Virginia State Capitol to demand recognition of black lung disease. Eight days before, on February 18th, the mines in the southern West Virginia coalfields emptied as miners walked off the job. This “wildcat” strike was not authorized or endorsed by the miners’ union, the…

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