Park Punks

This May Day week, we’re visiting significant moments in U.S. labor history, 1. To learn what we can from the struggles of workers before us, 2. Because it’s suspiciously missing from our public-school curricula, and 3. To thank those workers who fought for what rights we have.

Part 2 is the 1920 Battle of Matewan, a pivotal moment in the US Coal Wars and Appalachian history, and a key moment in the leadup to the Battle of Blair Mountain.