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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:labor_conflict
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gptkbp:cause
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labor rights
poor working conditions
unionization efforts
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gptkbp:conflict
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coal miners vs coal operators
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gptkbp:endDate
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1921
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:West_Virginia
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gptkbp:mediaType
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book 'The Devil Is Here in These Hills'
book 'Thunder in the Mountains'
documentary 'The Mine Wars'
film 'Matewan'
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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gptkb:Matewan_Massacre
gptkb:Battle_of_Matewan
gptkb:Battle_of_Blair_Mountain
Paint Creek–Cabin Creek strike
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gptkbp:notablePerson
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gptkb:Mother_Jones
gptkb:Frank_Keeney
gptkb:Fred_Mooney
gptkb:Sid_Hatfield
Don Chafin
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gptkbp:opposedBy
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local law enforcement
Baldwin-Felts Detective Agency
coal company guards
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gptkbp:participants
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gptkb:United_Mine_Workers_of_America
gptkb:West_Virginia_National_Guard
federal troops
state police
coal companies
private detectives
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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gptkb:Kanawha_County,_West_Virginia
gptkb:Mingo_County,_West_Virginia
gptkb:labor_history_of_the_United_States
gptkb:Logan_County,_West_Virginia
Redneck Army
coal mining in Appalachia
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gptkbp:result
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gptkb:military
increased union activity
eventual growth of labor unions
increased national awareness of miners' plight
national attention to labor issues
temporary defeat of unionization
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gptkbp:significance
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largest labor uprising in U.S. history
led to changes in labor law
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gptkbp:startDate
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1912
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Battle_of_Blair_Mountain
gptkb:Bill_Blizzard
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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West Virginia Mine Wars
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