On February 18, 1969, UMW coal miners went on strike to protest the absence of black lung benefits.
Learn more:
The Black Lung Strike
"Mines Are Idled Over 'Black Lung'"
"Coal Miners Sound Call of 'No Law, No Work'"
Proposed Black Lung Legislation
Report of the Occupational Pneumoconiosis
Board
Audio/Video Clip of Black Lung Rally
Document-Based Questions