Blair Mountain's Fate

Come join the march and/or rally with folks from the mountains of Appalachia and other parts of this country as we honor those miners and their families who payed with their lives struggling for a fair wage and worker safety. The march and rally will commemorate the 90th anniversary of the Battle of Blair Mountain in 1921, when 10,000 coal miners rose against the rule of the coal operators and fought for the basic right to a fair wage and safer working conditions. Please See the link (click the entry title) for important details to ensure the greatest value for your efforts and everyone's safety. The March on Blair Mountain is a peaceful, unifying rally involving environmental justice organizations, workers, scholars, artists, and other citizens and groups. Currently, Blair Mountain is threatened with obliteration by mountaintop removal (MTR) mining, and it is here that a new generation of Appalachians takes a stand.