This is episode two of Creators of Radical Compassion, oral truth stories from the West Virginia Mine Wars, with added commentary from experiences garnered from four generations of community organizers.
Stories by Jeana Brown, Production by Heather Stargazer. Find her at
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Search results for Photo, Print, Drawing, Coal Miner West Virginia, Available Online | Library of Congress ()
Coal miner’s shack and some of his family, Pursglove, West Virginia | Library of Congress ()
Company houses, coal mining section, Pursglove, Scotts Run, West Virginia - digital file from original neg. | Library of Congress ()
Children’s favorite playground, around coal mine tipples. Pursglove, Scotts Run, West Virginia - digital file from original neg. | Library of Congress ()
Former coal miner sitting on his front porch. He is the town philosopher, Jere, West Virginia. Repairs his home. Note railing and potato sack awning. Experiments