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Battle of Blair Mountain
U.S. National Park Service
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Social movements · 25 August–2 September 1921Open article references →
The Battle of Blair Mountain
Blair Mountain battlefield · United States
Why editors use it hereFederal history of the march, fighting, federal intervention, and labor context.
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In late August 1921, thousands of armed union miners marched through southern West Virginia toward Logan County, where anti-union authorities blocked organizing.
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Trigger and conditions
Miners assembled near Marmet and began marching south to free jailed union supporters and organize the fields.
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Uncertainty
Participation estimates range from roughly seven thousand to more than ten thousand miners.
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Why it matters
Blair Mountain was a labor conflict approaching civil war, created by private government, unequal law enforcement, and workers' belief that democratic institutions were closed to them.
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