Hatfield-McCoy Country

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What is Scrip?

Pay issued to miners that could only be used at a coal-company owned store

What did Scrip do?

It kept miners in a cycle of debt with the coal company they worked for

What happened at the Battle of Blair Mountain?

10,000 coal miners marched to demand better working conditions, fair wages, and the right to unionize

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