One of the first labor uprisings in the coal industry happened in the 1890’s, in Coal Creek, Tennessee. The miners were forced to compete with prison labor, at much less cost to the mine owners. The story of what these miners did in retaliation, and how all this led to the establishment of Brushy Mountain State Prison, is today’s story.
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