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Battle of Blair Mt. and the Origins of 'Redneck'
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In 1921, thousands of armed coal miners marched through the mountains of West Virginia.
Many wore red bandanas around their necks—one historical association behind the term "redneck."
Their destination was Blair Mountain, where company-backed forces waited. What followed became the largest armed labor uprising in American history. For days, miners and defenders exchanged gunfire across the mountains while private aircraft dropped bombs. Eventually, federal troops arrived, and the miners surrendered rather than fight U.S. soldiers.
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