This is what they want for me, you, and our children and wouldn’t hesitate a second to do it again provided the line goes up

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    There’s pictures of children in the Coal Breakers. Missing hands. That worked back breaking labor sorting coal from my home town. It’s disgusting what people did to their children for money. Coal fields buried many children.

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      They kind of had to otherwise the entire family would starve. It’s fucked up, but right now the only reason I am stay afloat is because I live alone in a one room studio apartment with a communal bathroom. My mental health is kind of going to shit, but at least I get to eat.

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        They would make dresses and clothing from flour bags. Flour companies recognized this and started shipping colorful bags for mothers to use.