Where To Stream American Experience Season 28 Episode 2
The Mine Wars
- Aired January 26, 2016
- 120 Min
- Rated 9.3
- Number 19 Of 108 Rated Episodes
Go inside the bitter battle to unionize coal miners at the dawn of the 20th century. Coal was the fuel that powered the nation. Yet few Americans thought much about the men who blasted the black rock from underground and hauled it to the surface. The Mine Wars tells the overlooked story of the miners in the mountains of southern West Virginia — native mountaineers, African American migrants, and European immigrants — who came together in a protracted struggle for their rights. Decades of...