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What was the main cause of unemployment in coal mines in the 1950s?
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What byproduct is made by distilling volatile matter from coal, leaving behind nearly pure carbon?
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Which one of the following was NOT eventually merged into Consolidation Coal Company?
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Which West Virginia mine disaster prompted passage of the federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act?
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By the early 1930s, about how much of southern West Virginia's coal was being mined by African Americans?
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What is the most immediate cause of black lung disease?
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What prompted the U.S. government to negotiate the 1946 Miners Health Plan?
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Using early hand-loading coal methods, what was the first step in the mining process?
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Who did Pittston Coal blame for the Buffalo Creek Flood?
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In 1931, which former Mine Wars leader founded a rival union to the United Mine Workers of America?
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