Our Blood Runs Black McClure #1 Mine Explosion

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