{"id":2696,"date":"2023-06-02T20:00:13","date_gmt":"2023-06-03T00:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?p=2696"},"modified":"2023-06-02T08:56:09","modified_gmt":"2023-06-02T12:56:09","slug":"the-appalachian-insurrection-of-1917","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?p=2696","title":{"rendered":"The Appalachian Insurrection of 1917"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As the United States entered World War I, it was found to be necessary to start drafting men to serve in the military.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>That decision was met with widespread resistance across the country, with protests and riots springing up.\u00a0 In one part of America, though, that resistance came close to turning into something akin to the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia that happened that same year.<\/p>\n<p>Today we tell the story of an Appalachian populist revolt that almost happened in the summer of 1917, centered in the town of St. Paul, Virginia.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QLaouCz0efU?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Be sure to subscribe on your favorite podcast app to the Stories podcast so you don&#8217;t miss out on any of our stories of Appalachian history and folklore.\u00a0 You can also catch us on TikTok, YouTube and Instagram with short video stories of Appalachia.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks for listening!<\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_971\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2696-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 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