West Virginia Mine Wars Museum

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Redneck Pride and Power is Revived in West Virginia

image by Nicolas Lampert | justseeds.org

This winter thousands of teachers across the state took up the tradition of our Mine Wars predecessors, by standing up for their rights to fair pay and a decent living.

Some striking teachers even donned red bandanas, recalling the uniform of miners from the Mine Wars era. 

We were proud to see this sign of our heritage on display and even prouder to see our fellow working women and men showing us what powerful unions look like today in West Virginia.