Watching "Matewan" again, and noticed something new.

[Brigid]

6. My fascination with this story started with the History Channel, of all things.

They had a presentation a few years ago about Appalachia, featuring a riveting account of the Battle of Blair Mountain. I was just shocked; I had never heard of it before. Unfortunately, this movie, powerful as it is, doesn't tell but about half the story. At the end of the movie, we are told that Sid Hatfield was later killed by company-hired thugs. But there's more: A new leader, a coal loader named Bill.Blizzard, arose. Miners from all over southern West Virginia came together outside Charleston to march into Logan County toward non-union Mingo County to help with the effort to organize. They tied red bandanas around their necks to identify themselves, and became known as the "redneck army." They engaged with company forces at Blair Mountain. I really need to do more research and write a novel about it.