(Ep 11) The Marion Massacre: Sheriff Adkin Should Have Taken Notes from Sid Hatfield
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Be on the lookout for a surprise bonus episode later this week!!! Today's episode is all about the Marion Massacre, which took place in Western North Carolina. What started with...
show moreToday's episode is all about the Marion Massacre, which took place in Western North Carolina. What started with exploring a story of labor organizing that ended in tragedy that's close to home for yours truly, ended with reflections on how the police state is inherently designed to benefit systems of oppression. A well-kept mountain secret makes way for teaching an important lesson about how we have the opportunity to make a choice about our contributions to the ongoing journey towards true liberation.
Sources for today's episode:
- All newspaper articles that were referenced or used as source material for this episode were compiled by McDowell County locals in scrapbook formatted and later presented digitally by the Mountain Xpress. They can be accessed at the following two links:
1) https://issuu.com/mountainx/docs/marionscrapbookpart1
2) https://issuu.com/mountainx/docs/marionscrapbookpart2
Additional Sources include:
- Frankel, J. (2011, March 29). Mountain shame: Remembering the Marion Massacre. Mountain Xpress.
- Jones, A. H. (2021, October 7). North Carolina’s Anti-labor Record is a Shameful Betrayal of our State’s People. The Mountaineer.
- Palumbo, M. (n.d.). The Lawrence Mill Strike and Other Famous Mill Strikes. Retrieved August 13, 2022, from http://20thcenturyhistorysongbook.com/song-book/the-industrial-age/the-lawrence-mill-strike-and-other-famous-mill-strikes/.
- Guthrie, W. (2011). The Marion Massacre. YouTube. YouTube. Retrieved August 13, 2022, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFZU9c6mdkw.
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