Buffalo Creek Disaster Part One- Piercing the Dam Veil

This week we discuss the Buffalo Creek Disaster, a disastrous flood caused by the negligence of the Buffalo Mining Company and stockholders, causing 125 people to die and hundreds of others to lose their homes. But the silver lining of this story is that the survivors banded together and fought back with a lawsuit seeking damages for both their physical losses and mental suffering, and succeeded! We love an underdog story! This week we lay the groundwork for this victory. Sources:The Buffalo Creek Disaster How the Survivors of One of the Worst Disasters in Coal-Mining History Brought Suit Against the Coal Company-and Won By Gerald M SternSend us a text! Let us know what topics you want us to cover!