Revolution!

EPISODE · Jun 17, 2017 · 10 MIN

Revolution!

from Stories of Appalachia · host Steve Gilly, Rod Mullins

During World War I, the Germans managed to get Russia out of the fighting by helping communist rebels seize power and overthrow the Russian czar. Did you know that Germany tried to do the same in America? And that this was supposed to start in the coalfields of Appalachia, in Southwest Virginia? Today we tell the story of William McCoy and John Phipps, two men who attempted to organize an insurrection against the United States over conscription during the first World War.Thanks for listening.

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