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Citizens of this Great Republic - politics and the West-Virginia miners, 1900-1922

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Fagge, Roger (1995) Citizens of this Great Republic - politics and the West-Virginia miners, 1900-1922. International Review of Social History, Vol.40 (No.1). pp. 31-50. doi:10.1017/S002085900011301X

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S002085900011301X

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Abstract

The West Virginia Miners engaged in remarkable inter-ethnic rebellions in the early twentieth century, against the ''feudal'' conditions in the Mountain State's coalfields. This paper challenges the view that these actions were backed by an equally radical and class-conscious language based on Americanism. It shows how due to various barriers, ranging from ethnic differences to electoral interference, political involvement on the part of the miners was sporadic and unsuccessful, and they were unable to form a common, coherent political identity. Instead they articulated a broad and ultimately ambiguous appeal to ''American'' rights and values, which focused on the exceptionalism of West Virginia, and took the interpretation of Americanism to be self-evident.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: F History United States, Canada, Latin America > F001 United States local history
H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor
Divisions: Faculty of Arts > History > Comparative American Studies
Faculty of Arts > History
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Coal miners -- West Virginia -- History -- 20th century, Coal miners -- Labor Unions -- Political activity -- West Virginia -- History -- 20th century, Identity politics -- West Virginia -- History -- 20th century, West Virginia -- Race relations -- Political aspects -- History -- 20th century
Journal or Publication Title: International Review of Social History
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISSN: 0020-8590
Official Date: April 1995
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DateEvent
April 1995Published
Volume: Vol.40
Number: No.1
Number of Pages: 20
Page Range: pp. 31-50
DOI: 10.1017/S002085900011301X
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published

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