The Day the Law Took Sides and Shot Back - May 19, 1920

On May 19, 1920, in the coal town of Matewan, West Virginia, a ninety-second gun battle between miners and a private detective agency killed ten men and ignited the largest armed labor uprising in American history. But the real question isn't who fired first, it's what kind of system builds a world where that question even has to be asked. For Episode 200 of The Daily History Chronicle, host Richard Backus brings a story that's not just history. It's family.