The largest labor uprising in American history happened in the southern hills of West Virginia in the summer of 1921. 10,000 coal miners rose up against the mine owners and their hired detectives/mercenaries/thugs known as the “mine-guards''. On their “March to Mingo” the miners are stopped at Blair Mountain and days of guerrilla fighting ensue. Will the union fighters come together to defeat their bosses? Listen in to learn all about Mother Jones, mining music, and the Baldwin-Felts Detective Agency in this outrageously overlooked tale of the Coal Wars.

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In September of 1971, 1,281 inmates at the Attica State Maximum Security Prison staged a rebellion and held control of the prison for 5 days. They were protesting rampant abuse and after days of negotiations, the State Police + National Guard stormed in. The events within the prison walls of Attica were chaotic, inspiring and heartbreaking.  The uprising would help spark the modern Prisoner Rights Movement. Tune in to hear an amazing story of unity and resistance against all odds.

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“WE HOLD THE ROCK!” In 1969 a group of American Indians from different tribes took over and occupied the abandoned Alcatraz prison site on an island in San Francisco Bay. During their 19 month occupation they brought awareness to the mistreatment of Indigenous people across the U.S. It became the most famous protest of the “Red Power” Movement of the ‘60’s + ‘70’s and laid the foundations for countless Native American protests in the future.

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How many lives can one person live? African American entertainer Josephine Baker left poverty and racism in the United States for the bright lights of 1920’s Paris. She became an international superstar through her provocative and talented dancing as well as her fantastic voice. She went from living the ultimate flapper lifestyle to becoming an undercover spy for the French Resistance in WWII. When she finally returned to her country of birth, she did so as an outspoken activist in the Civil Rights Movement. Listen in to hear all about her scandalous, courageous, and all around amazing life.

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How can you fight for a movement that largely ignores you? The Mexican Revolution (1910-1920) was a bloody whirlwind of a Civil War. Las Soldaderas were women who joined the armies of the Revolution as soldiers, cooks, nurses and servants. Many that fought disguised themselves as men in order to be allowed to join the cause. Most depictions in the songs and art of the era paint these women solely as objects for men’s lust and mopey longings. In reality, Las Soldaderas were independent, fearsome women who were tearing down gender norms.

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How can humor be used to fuel a revolution? 1960’s counterculture icon Abbie Hoffman founded the Youth International Party (Yippie) with the goal of stopping the Vietnam War, combatting racism, and tearing down the establishment. To that end, he infiltrated the NY Stock Exchange, exorcised the Pentagon and created guerrilla theater performances.  Most famously, he was arrested and tried as part of the Chicago 8. He used the trial to expose the hypocrisies of our justice system and make a mockery of this political show trial.

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Is teenage nonconformity an act of serious political resistance?  The Swing Youth were teenagers in Nazi Germany who met up to dance wildly to the “hot” music coming out of America. Every time they did, they risked getting caught and arrested by the Gestapo. The Edelweiss Pirates were one of the loosely formed youth gangs that dabbled in hiking, vandalism and bullying Hitler Youth kids. These two groups represent different paths a teenager could follow if they wanted to hold on to a tiny shred of their individual identity living under oppressive Nazi rule.

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Would you be willing to put yourself at great risk to uncover the truth? Investigative journalist Nellie Bly went undercover as a mental hospital patient, factory worker, and prisoner.  She exposed corruption, greed and mistreatment in every corner of New York City at the turn of the 20th century. Then she became the fastest person to travel around the globe. She did this all at a time when women were barely allowed to go outside on their own.

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How do you combat the psychological toll of racism? Steve Biko became a powerful leader in the fight against the brutality and oppression of apartheid in South Africa. As a student resistance leader he helped develop the idea of Black Consciousness and popularized the phrase “Black is Beautiful”. In the face of constant police harassment and attempts to silence him, his voice only got louder.

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Why fight for a right that you know will be denied to you?  Sixteen year-old Mabel Ping-Hua Lee became a vocal activist in the early 20th century suffragist movement in NYC.  When American women finally get the vote, Lee is immediately denied that right solely because of her ethnicity.  Listen in to hear the inspiring story of one dissenter's battle to command respect and equality as a Chinese American woman.

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