Our Blood Runs Black McClure #1 Mine Explosion - Hardcover

by Marsha Sutherland Self (Author), Rebecca Riner White (Author)

Authors Marsha Sutherland Self and Rebecca Riner White document personal accounts of coal mining families and how their lives changed on June 21, 1983.

On June 21, 1983, a devastating explosion rocked the two-left section of McClure #1 Mine in Virginia, one mile into the earth. 10 miners were working on that section. Seven would not make it out alive. One of the survivors recalls, "I heard a roaring noise and saw a ball of fire coming toward me, followed by wind and smoke. And then - darkness."

The disaster was a stark reminder of the dangers of mining. This book is a harrowing account that reveals, at its core, miners are a brave, resilient brotherhood with love for their job and coal in their veins, making their blood run black.