The West Virginia cultural museum hosted a panel on the importance of
Blair Mountain to Union and Coal aficionados yesterday. During the
"official" panel there was hardly a mention of the current efforts of
out of state coal mining companies to destroy this piece of history and
the psychological & economic impact it could have as a tourist
attraction.

Best quote of the afternoon: In the school system
West Virginia history is Morgan Morgan lived in a tree and fought
Indians, the civil war and that's the end of it... never a mention of
the largest insurrection our country has seen. They don't want to teach
kids the power of organizing.

Blair Mountain use to be on the
national registry of historic places and therefore protected from strip
mining. Legally, locals may object to the historic designation if they
choose. The effort to rustle up objectors netted 2 zombies who now live
peacefully in the heart of a millionaire coal exec somewhere.

Mo'Fo'
http://www.friendsofblairmountain.org/