Striking miners surrender their rifles to federal troops after the Battle of Blair Mountain, 1921(960×738)

I have a degree in History from a U.S. University. I had never heard of this event until a month ago…

The Matewan Massacre was part of the build up to this battle.   The movie [Matewan](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matewan_(film)) is worth a watch.