{"id":3292,"date":"2025-01-03T21:00:28","date_gmt":"2025-01-04T01:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?p=3292"},"modified":"2025-01-01T10:02:11","modified_gmt":"2025-01-01T14:02:11","slug":"bloody-harlan-w-b-jones-and-the-battle-of-evarts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?p=3292","title":{"rendered":"Bloody Harlan: W. B. Jones and the Battle of Evarts"},"content":{"rendered":"<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\/NqzJvp1im3Q?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>In the late 1920s and early 30s, the coal fields of Harlan County, Kentucky, became the backdrop for one of the darkest chapters in labor history. Known as Bloody Harlan, this tumultuous time saw miners fighting for justice and fair treatment during a time of economic despair and corporate greed. At the heart of this struggle was William B. 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