"Union Busting" - Battle of Blair Mountain - US History - Part 1 - Extra History

--- For 16 free meals with HelloFresh across 7 boxes AND 3 free gifts, use code EXTRACREDITS16 at https://bit.ly/3qksy9M ! --- Matewan, West Virginia. May 19, 1920. Police Chief Sid Hatfield sits in the town square. He's declined bribes and payoffs to help protect the coal miners of Matewan but the Baldwin Felts detective agency has its own plans. Backed by the coal industry and commercial railroad they've fabricated a deadly standoff, in the largest American uprising since the civil war. * Miss an episode in our Battle for Blair Mountain Series? * Part 1 - https://youtu.be/vg9xywAxb10 Part 2 - https://youtu.be/jklZYrkEtEs * Thanks for participating in this week's discussion! * Check out our community guidelines so we can have MORE high-quality conversations: https://www.extracredits.site/extra-credits-community-code-of-con * Want to support the people who make this show? * Become a Patreon Member & Vote on future Extra History episodes! http://bit.ly/EHPatreon Or show off your fandom with our merch! http://extracredits.store/ * Want more Extra Credits? Subscribe and follow us on social media! * Twitter: http://bit.ly/ECTweet Facebook: http://bit.ly/ECFBPage Instagram: http://bit.ly/ECisonInstagram Twitch: http://bit.ly/ECtwitch Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@extracreditz Website: http://extracredits.site/ * Interested in sponsoring an episode? Email us: [email protected] * ♪ Music by Demetori: http://bit.ly/1EQA5N7 ♪ Outro Music: "Monopolies" by Tiffany Roman Download the Music on Patreon! #ExtraHistory #BlairMountain #History