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Lonnie Lee Hood

Lonnie Lee Hood is a Tennessee-based journalist who primarily covers labor, gender and politics in the South and Appalachia. They are working on their debut nonfiction book, "Redneck Revolution," out in 2022 with the West Virginia University press.

Three miners with federal soldier prepare to surrender weapons.

What Made the Battle of Blair Mountain the Largest Labor Uprising in American History

Its legacy lives on today in the struggles faced by modern miners seeking workers’ rights