coal miners

Sloss Furnaces Historic Landmark has released a video telling the stories of Black industrial workers in Birmingham and surrounding communities. The video is split into two segments. The first is about describes how prevalent the use of prison labor was among industrial workplaces like Sloss. The second is about miners who worked in the red iron ore mines.

Miners striking against Warrior Met Coal say they are the targets of violence. Video shows two trucks driving toward picketers and hitting one while…