Coal Creek War
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The Coal Creek War was an 1891–1892 armed labor uprising by coal miners in Anderson County, Tennessee, protesting the use of convict leasing in the coal mines.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
armed conflict
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labor dispute ⓘ labor uprising ⓘ |
| armedConflict | yes ⓘ |
| chronology |
occurred after the American Civil War
ⓘ
occurred during the Gilded Age ⓘ |
| conflictScope | regional ⓘ |
| conflictType |
labor conflict
ⓘ
miners’ rebellion ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| describedBySource |
Tennessee historical records
ⓘ
local newspapers of the 1890s ⓘ |
| endTime | 1892 ⓘ |
| hasCause |
economic competition from convict labor
ⓘ
labor conditions in coal mines ⓘ opposition to convict leasing ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
highlighted tensions between free labor and convict labor
ⓘ
influenced prison labor policy in Tennessee ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
exploitation of prison labor
ⓘ
industrial capitalism in Appalachia ⓘ state power versus local communities ⓘ workers’ rights ⓘ |
| location |
Anderson County, Tennessee
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Coal Creek, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainParticipants |
Tennessee state government
ⓘ
Tennessee state militia NERFINISHED ⓘ coal mine operators ⓘ coal miners ⓘ |
| opposingForce |
Tennessee state militia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
coal miners ⓘ convict guards ⓘ |
| partOf |
history of coal mining in Appalachia
ⓘ
history of labor movement in the United States ⓘ |
| result |
eventual abolition of convict leasing in Tennessee
ⓘ
increased state military presence in the region ⓘ public debate over convict leasing in Tennessee ⓘ temporary expulsion of convict labor from some mines ⓘ |
| significantPlace |
Briceville, Tennessee
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Coal Creek Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ Oliver Springs, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1891 ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
historical studies of convict leasing
ⓘ
labor history scholarship ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
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