19 May 1920: Battle of Matewan

Mini-podcast about a shootout between striking miners and bosses' thugs in Matewan, West Virginia in 1920.

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Acknowledgements

Written and edited by Working Class History.
Theme music by Ricardo Araya. Check out his YouTube channel at youtube.com/@peptoattack

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