West Virginia politics Archives - Appalachian History

In a fifteen to fourteen vote on March 10, the state Senate made West Virginia the thirty-fourth of the thirty-six states needed to ratify the amendment.

beverly wv courthouse, later 19th century

Randolph County’s Courthouse War

Randolph County, WV’s wealth of natural resources set the stage for the Courthouse War of the 1890s between the towns of Beverly and Elkins.

January 10, 2017 Appalachian celebrities / Black Appalachia / Politics / West Virginia

The first African-American woman to serve in a legislative body in the US

Minnie Buckingham Harper (R-McDowell) was appointed to succeed her late husband in the West Virginia House of Delegates.

December 5, 2016 Coal mining / Mine Wars / Museums / West Virginia

The West Virginia Mine Wars Museum: Getting Stronger by the Member

The history of workers meeting violence with violence, with tragic consequences. The history of workers fighting for basic rights.

February 22, 2011 Educators/teachers / Politics / West Virginia

A forgotten piece of West Virginia history

William Davis, 1st black man nominated for governor in WV & Booker T. Washington’s first teacher, may be a forgotten piece of state history.

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WV women win right to vote

Randolph County’s Courthouse War

The first African-American woman to serve in a legislative body in the US

The West Virginia Mine Wars Museum: Getting Stronger by the Member

A forgotten piece of West Virginia history