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…showed last 75 words of 679 total…not have stopped working unless he had not been under some severe hardships. In conclusion, after reading this excerpt, I realized that the workers not only striked for the terrible working conditions, but over the unreal wages that they were getting paid. I always thought that the workers were upset over the deadly working conditions, but got paid decent wages, but now I realize the true struggle of the coal miner during this time period.