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Invoking noble coal miners is a mainstay of American politics

  • Written by Lou Martin, Associate Professor of History, Chatham University
Coal miner photographed on the job near Richlands, Virginia, in 1974. Jack Corn/Environmental Protection Agency

President Donald Trump recently visited West Virginia for the fourth time since taking office. He’s more popular there than in any other state, partly because of his avowed passion for coal and coal miners.

As he put it at a campaig...

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