{"id":29,"date":"2024-05-09T05:32:03","date_gmt":"2024-05-09T05:32:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sailo.wpolive.com\/?page_id=29"},"modified":"2025-12-10T03:00:13","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T03:00:13","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ourbloodrunsblack.com\/index.php\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"29\" class=\"elementor elementor-29\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cf18e6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6cf18e6\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-971b6b3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"971b6b3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d1a3e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6d1a3e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"584\" height=\"516\" src=\"http:\/\/ourbloodrunsblack.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/570189265_122098043481089527_3045983511653653280_n.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1616\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/ourbloodrunsblack.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/570189265_122098043481089527_3045983511653653280_n.jpg 584w, http:\/\/ourbloodrunsblack.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/570189265_122098043481089527_3045983511653653280_n-300x265.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5945814 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5945814\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d68f617 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d68f617\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/svg\/270d.svg\" alt=\"\u270d\ufe0f\" \/> About the Authors<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Marsha Sutherland Self<\/strong> and <strong>Becky Riner White<\/strong>\u00a0are two women whose lives, like so many in the Appalachian coalfields, have been forever shaped by the courage and sacrifice of the miners who worked beneath the mountain. Bound by friendship, faith, and a deep respect for their community\u2019s history, they came together to preserve the story of the McClure #1 Mine explosion \u2014 not just as an event, but as a living memory of the people who endured it.<\/p><p>What began as a shared desire to honor those who were lost soon grew into a journey that intertwined research, personal stories, and countless hours spent listening to survivors and families. Through <em>Our Blood Runs Black<\/em>, Marsha and Becky give voice to the miners who went back in, the families who waited, and the community that carried one another through unthinkable loss.<\/p><p>Their work stands as a tribute to resilience \u2014 a reminder that out of tragedy came strength, brotherhood, and love that still binds the Appalachian people today. With every page, they ensure that the legacy of the McClure #1 miners will never fade, and that future generations will understand the price of the coal that fueled our world \u2014 and the humanity that burned brighter still.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7562248 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7562248\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7881769 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7881769\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41f346b eael-team-align-eael-team-align-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-team-member\" data-id=\"41f346b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-team-member.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"eael-team-member-41f346b\" class=\"eael-team-item eael-team-members-simple \">\n\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-item-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ourbloodrunsblack.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0482f19c-c10a-4132-8ba0-d16349adbf22-415x450.jpeg\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"eael-team-member-name\">Marsha Self<\/h2><h3 class=\"eael-team-member-position\">COURT REPORTER<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"eael-team-member-social-profiles\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"eael-team-member-social-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/marsha.self\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fab-facebook\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M504 256C504 119 393 8 256 8S8 119 8 256c0 123.78 90.69 226.38 209.25 245V327.69h-63V256h63v-54.64c0-62.15 37-96.48 93.67-96.48 27.14 0 55.52 4.84 55.52 4.84v61h-31.28c-30.8 0-40.41 19.12-40.41 38.73V256h68.78l-11 71.69h-57.78V501C413.31 482.38 504 379.78 504 256z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"eael-team-text\">\u201cWe didn\u2019t just want to write about what happened \u2014 we wanted to remember who they were. Their laughter, their courage, and the way they stood for each other when it mattered most.\u201d\n\u2014 Marsha \n<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-addefb4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"addefb4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a91583 eael-team-align-eael-team-align-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-team-member\" data-id=\"5a91583\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-team-member.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"eael-team-member-5a91583\" class=\"eael-team-item eael-team-members-simple \">\n\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-item-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ourbloodrunsblack.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/e32a5a72-c70e-4f1d-a63d-b25587071b1a-e1765335574580-415x450.jpeg\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"eael-team-member-name\">Becky Riner White<\/h2><h3 class=\"eael-team-member-position\">Writer<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"eael-team-member-social-profiles\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"eael-team-member-social-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/becky.r.white.7\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fab-facebook\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M504 256C504 119 393 8 256 8S8 119 8 256c0 123.78 90.69 226.38 209.25 245V327.69h-63V256h63v-54.64c0-62.15 37-96.48 93.67-96.48 27.14 0 55.52 4.84 55.52 4.84v61h-31.28c-30.8 0-40.41 19.12-40.41 38.73V256h68.78l-11 71.69h-57.78V501C413.31 482.38 504 379.78 504 256z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"eael-team-text\">\u201cThe mountain holds their story, but we wanted to make sure the world heard it too.\u201d\n\u2014 Becky\n<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"About the Authors Marsha Sutherland Self and Becky Riner White\u00a0are two women whose lives, like so many in the Appalachian coalfields, have been forever shaped by the courage and sacrifice of the miners who worked beneath the mountain. 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