American Experience: The Mine Wars, featuring Beverly Gage premieres tonight

January 26, 2016

The story of small people going up against very big forces for a better nation. In the first two decades of the 20th century, coal miners and coal companies in West Virginia clashed in a series of brutal conflicts over labor conditions and unionization. “The Mine Wars” premieres on PBS January 26 at 9/8c.  Visit the PBS website for more information on the show.