Please note that the term redneck comes from the WV coal miners who were ambushed by machine gun fire while trying to organize for better working conditions and wages. They wore red kerchiefs to identify themselves.
"By 1920, coal miners had started to organize via labor unions. The Battle for West Virginia's Blair Mountain in 1921 occurred when a group of 10,000 coal miners fought for their right to organize and improve working conditions. They marched against armed Federal troops in what became the largest armed conflict on American soil following the Civil War. The solidarity that developed helped the union organize conditions in the coalfields.
To identify themselves, the Blair Mountain miners wore red kerchiefs around their necks. The documentary suggests these kerchiefs were the origin of the term redneck.
According to the Sierra Club Newsletter, Blair Mountain was shut down in 1999 and has lost all original forest and mountain topography. The modern, cheaper method of mining lops a mountaintop off its base.
The Blair Mountain site was owned by Arch Coal Company and is located near Logan, West Virginia. Kenny King, a West Virginian descended from miners who fought the Battle of Blair Mountain, has spent years documenting artifacts from the 1,600-acre site and is attempting the battlefield listed on the Natural register of Historical Places."
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http://www.helium.com/items/632199-w...rginia-culture