http://www.metafilter.com/tags/blairmountain Posts tagged with 'blairmountain' at MetaFilter. Sun, 26 Jan 2003 14:49:41 -0800 Sun, 26 Jan 2003 14:49:41 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/23095/The%2D2nd%2DCivil%2DWar <a href="http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvcoal/red.html">The Battle of Blair Mountain.</a> Do you know the origin of the phrase "Redneck? In 1921, in West Virginia, after brutally corrupt regional law had employed thug tactics including false imprisonment, seizure of property, and murder (or simply "disappearance") upon the local mine workers to discourage labour Unions from forming, an army of nearly 13,000 workers took to the streets, meeting up with the forces of the murderous sherrif at an area known as Blair Mountain. [More Inside] tag:metafilter.com,2003:site.23095 Sun, 26 Jan 2003 14:49:41 -0800 blairmountain corruption history redneck unionism westvirginia jonson