American Experience: The Mine Wars
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- HD
- CC
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- Documentary
- 1 Hour 52 Minutes
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5.0 • 2 Ratings
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At the beginning of the 20th century, coal was the engine of American industrial progress. Nearly three quarters of a million men across the country spent ten or twelve hours a day underground in coal mines. The Mine Wars brings to life the struggle that turned the coalfields of southern West Virginia into a blood-soaked war zone where basic constitutional rights and freedoms were violently contested.
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At the beginning of the 20th century, coal was the engine of American industrial progress. Nearly three quarters of a million men across the country spent ten or twelve hours a day underground in coal mines. The Mine Wars brings to life the struggle that turned the coalfields of southern West Virginia into a blood-soaked war zone where basic constitutional rights and freedoms were violently contested.
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- Rent $2.99
- Buy $5.99
Trailers
Cast & Crew
Information
- Studio
- The Film Posse, Inc.
- Genre
- Documentary
- Released
- Copyright
- © 2016 WGBH Educational Foundation. All rights reserved.
Languages
- Primary
- English (Stereo)
Accessibility
- CC
- Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.