Real Life Shorts

 In 1891, Tennessee coal miners fought back against a system that replaced their jobs with prison labor. When companies tore down their homes to build stockades for convict workers, the miners decided enough was enough. What followed became known as the Coal Creek War — a forgotten rebellion that helped end one of the darkest labor systems in American history.  History isn’t always written by politicians. Sometimes it’s written by working men who refuse to be replaced. 

 Nick went for a rope swing jump like he’s done a hundred times before… but this time the teens on the shore started yelling for him to stop.  Thinking they were doubting him, Nick let go anyway and dove toward the water. What he didn’t see were two large alligators right below him.