The battle of Blair Mountain in West Virginia, September 1-2, 1921, pitted 10,000 striking miners against mine operators’ hired guns and ordinary citizens who saw the strikers as a threat to America.
An August 18, 1920, suffragist celebration in Fairmont, W.Va., reflected nationwide jubilation after Tennessee ratified the 19th Amendment, providing women the right to vote.
West Virginia’s vote to ratify the 19th Amendment is a story worthy of Hollywood, with political machinations, a cross-country race, and a vacant Senate seat.