Coalfield Voices

I can tell you that the heavens cry everyday by what the coal companies are doing to what God has created. God has blessed us with these beautiful mountains which surround us, and to think of the evil of these coal barons... They are destroying what God has created. That is unacceptable with God and his children. I won’t feel a bit sorry when God takes his wrath out against these snakes which are destroying his creations.

People wonder why there has always been war and bitterness in the coalfields, well it’s because justice has never reached West Virginia yet. But, we are tired of this kind of system and we are going to make a change. By sticking together we keep adding pressure. We can and will make difference, and I’m sure God will bless us for taking care of what he has created. May the word of God forever ring through the hills and hollows of our great land.

Forever a fighter, Chuck Nelson,
Glen Daniels, Raleigh County, WV
 

The reason I believe people should get involved in this is for the future, for the kids.  If we don’t do something, we won’t have a future... OVEC is on the right track.  If we can just keep getting people to work in the field, we will get more power... People say you can’t win, and you can’t - by yourself.  But with unity we become strong.

Denver Mitchell,
Wilkinson, Logan County, WV