Battle of Matewan
1920 shootout in Matewan, West Virginia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Battle of Matewan (also known as the Matewan Massacre[1]) was a shootout in the town of Matewan in Mingo County and the Pocahontas Coalfield mining district, in southern West Virginia. It occurred on May 19, 1920 between local coal miners and their allies and the Baldwin–Felts Detective Agency. The dead included two brothers of the detective agency's founder and Matewan's mayor Cabell Testerman, who supported the union.
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Part of the West Virginia coal wars | |||
Date | May 19, 1920 | ||
Location | Matewan, West Virginia, United States | ||
Resulted in | A setback for miners' rights until the early 1930s when the Government finally recognized American labor unions. Eventual passage of the National Industrial Recovery Act of 1933 | ||
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Sid Hatfield Albert Felts † | |||
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