Our Views: ; Coal Miners Are Part of W.Va.Ably

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ON Monday, a number of people - some local, some from across the country - began re- enacting a 50-mile march from Marmet to Blair Mountain in Logan County.

It was the scene of a violent 1921 clash between coal company employees, local militiamen and thousands of hard-used miners intent on unionizing the coalfields. Federal troops were activated to impose order.

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Our Views: ; Coal Miners Are Part of W.Va.Ably

As the Daily Mail's Zack Harold reported Thursday, some of the marchers sought to...

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