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You might be a redneck if...
Where does the term "redneck" come from? You might be surprised...
"The Battle of Blair Mountain was the largest organized armed uprising in American labor history and led almost directly to the labor laws currently in effect in the United States of America. For nearly a week in late August and early September 1921, in Logan County, West Virginia, between 10,000 and 15,000 coal miners confronted state and federal troops in an effort to unionize the southwestern West Virginia mine counties. Unionization had succeeded elsewhere as part of a demographic boom that was triggered by the extension of the railroad and was characterized by unprecedented immigrant hiring and exploitation in the region. The battle was the final act in a series of violent clashes that have also been termed the Redneck War, from the color of bandannas worn by the miners around their necks for friend-or-foe identification, and the likely impetus of the common usage of the original Scottish term redneck in the vernacular of the United States."
Source (and more info): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Blair_Mountain
"The Battle of Blair Mountain was the largest organized armed uprising in American labor history and led almost directly to the labor laws currently in effect in the United States of America. For nearly a week in late August and early September 1921, in Logan County, West Virginia, between 10,000 and 15,000 coal miners confronted state and federal troops in an effort to unionize the southwestern West Virginia mine counties. Unionization had succeeded elsewhere as part of a demographic boom that was triggered by the extension of the railroad and was characterized by unprecedented immigrant hiring and exploitation in the region. The battle was the final act in a series of violent clashes that have also been termed the Redneck War, from the color of bandannas worn by the miners around their necks for friend-or-foe identification, and the likely impetus of the common usage of the original Scottish term redneck in the vernacular of the United States."
Source (and more info): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Blair_Mountain
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[QUOTE=NewEnglandHerdsman]Where does the term "redneck" come from? You might be surprised...
"The Battle of Blair Mountain was the largest organized armed uprising in American labor history and led almost directly to the labor laws currently in effect in the United States of America. For nearly a week in late August and early September 1921, in Logan County, West Virginia, between 10,000 and 15,000 coal miners confronted state and federal troops in an effort to unionize the southwestern West Virginia mine counties. Unionization had succeeded elsewhere as part of a demographic boom that was triggered by the extension of the railroad and was characterized by unprecedented immigrant hiring and exploitation in the region. The battle was the final act in a series of violent clashes that have also been termed the Redneck War, from the color of bandannas worn by the miners around their necks for friend-or-foe identification, and the likely impetus of the common usage of the original Scottish term redneck in the vernacular of the United States."
Source (and more info): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Blair_Mountain[/QUOTE]
Thanks for straightening that out for me..
I always thought it was because it was a designation for someone as dumb as a (Red) Brick..
"The Battle of Blair Mountain was the largest organized armed uprising in American labor history and led almost directly to the labor laws currently in effect in the United States of America. For nearly a week in late August and early September 1921, in Logan County, West Virginia, between 10,000 and 15,000 coal miners confronted state and federal troops in an effort to unionize the southwestern West Virginia mine counties. Unionization had succeeded elsewhere as part of a demographic boom that was triggered by the extension of the railroad and was characterized by unprecedented immigrant hiring and exploitation in the region. The battle was the final act in a series of violent clashes that have also been termed the Redneck War, from the color of bandannas worn by the miners around their necks for friend-or-foe identification, and the likely impetus of the common usage of the original Scottish term redneck in the vernacular of the United States."
Source (and more info): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Blair_Mountain[/QUOTE]
Thanks for straightening that out for me..
I always thought it was because it was a designation for someone as dumb as a (Red) Brick..
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I had family who were miners and were in the mine war!
Thank God none of them were killed or hurt.
The area I worked for many years was the gathering point for the miners going to Logan. This area is called Hernshaw, WV near Marmet. Talking to many of the older folk in the area, they say it was a site to behold. The estimate is/was 10000-15000 but many in the area and some that were part of the group say upwards of 25-30K.
There is a lot of rich history in the Kanawha, Boone, Logan, Mingo and Wyoming counties relating to Coal.
Rod
Thank God none of them were killed or hurt.
The area I worked for many years was the gathering point for the miners going to Logan. This area is called Hernshaw, WV near Marmet. Talking to many of the older folk in the area, they say it was a site to behold. The estimate is/was 10000-15000 but many in the area and some that were part of the group say upwards of 25-30K.
There is a lot of rich history in the Kanawha, Boone, Logan, Mingo and Wyoming counties relating to Coal.
Rod
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Originally Posted by MattyNJ
The bloodyest battle you never heard of....! yeah just watched it on History ch. yesterday! Hillbillys something or other....good TV!
Interesting stuff - says that's the only time US military air power was used against US civilians...
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Yep, so the term does come from WV, damn.
I also watched that show, whatever it was called, with Billy Ray Cyrus hosting (they could have picked a better commentator).
Interesting stuff though, my own state's history and I don't recall ever learning about it in school...
I also watched that show, whatever it was called, with Billy Ray Cyrus hosting (they could have picked a better commentator).
Interesting stuff though, my own state's history and I don't recall ever learning about it in school...
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Originally Posted by MattyNJ
the bootleggers and moonshiners program is also great! ....this is how we got NASCAR today...
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Wow, I learn something new everyday here on FTE!
I always thought redneck came from back in the day when you were either a long hair hippie or a redneck. Redneck's kept their hair short and didn't have hair over their collar so their necks were sunburned from outdoor labor.
Funny, now the quickest way to spot a redneck is hair over the collar.
I always thought redneck came from back in the day when you were either a long hair hippie or a redneck. Redneck's kept their hair short and didn't have hair over their collar so their necks were sunburned from outdoor labor.
Funny, now the quickest way to spot a redneck is hair over the collar.
