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Southern Gothic

The Banner Mine Explosion of 1911

Southern Gothic

Southern Gothic Media LLC

True Crime, Documentary, Society & Culture, History

4.6836 Ratings

🗓️ 6 May 2024

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

The Banner Mine explosion of April 8, 1911, in Alabama claimed the lives of 128 men, predominantly African American prisoners leased to the Pratt Consolidated Coal Company by the state. This devastating event underscored the dire conditions of convict-lease labor, a system exploiting carefully tailored laws to target black men for profit-driven incarceration. Despite the tragedy, reforms to address the systemic injustices perpetuated by this exploitative practice were not made in Alabama for another decade and a half. Want to Listen to Southern Gothic Ad-Free? Patreon: Ad-Free Episodes, Premium Releases, Bonus Content & More  Southern Gothic Premium on Spotify Southern Gothic Premium on Apple Podcasts Into History: History Without Interruption Connect with Southern Gothic Media: Website: SouthernGothicMedia.com Merch Store: https://www.southerngothicmedia.com/merch Pinterest: @SouthernGothicMedia Facebook: @SouthernGothicMedia Instagram: @SouthernGothicMedia X: @SoGoPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:31.3

The Before the Civil War, most of the free people in Alabama made their living farming cotton.

1:58.0

But after the war ended and plantation owners could no longer profit off the backs of enslaved men,

2:05.6

a new era began, one that embraced industrial development.

2:10.6

After all, Alabama was not only home to large, previously untapped deposits of coal, limestone, and iron ore,

2:19.9

the exact ingredients needed for the manufacture of iron and steel, but it was also the only place

2:26.6

in the country where all three were found in such close proximity.

2:35.0

So investors and entrepreneurs flocked to the state.

2:39.0

Blast furnaces were built, railroad tracks were laid,

2:43.0

and Birmingham, the upstart city at the center of it all,

2:46.0

grew so fast that it earned the nickname Magic City.

2:50.0

Between 1875 and 1900, Alabama's coal grew so fast that it earned the nickname Magic City.

2:51.5

Between 1875 and 1900, Alabama's coal production grew from 67,000 tons in a year to 8.4

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