Tea he s Guide HISTORY LESSONS ACTIVTIES. ed ou tai pa k.o g/edu atio
A out this Guide Tha k ou fo hoosi g Red Mou tai Pa k! Th ough a ious field t ip a d lass oo out ea h p og a s, e hope to e e gize stude ts ith a lo e fo Bi i gha s i edi le past. This Tea he s Guide offe s a histo of the la d that Red Mou tai Pa k e o passes, f o its ea l da s as a fa i g o u it, a d o th ough its p a ti all o e ight t a sitio to a ustli g et o k of i i g o pa ies a d ail oads that ade Bi i gha the ost i po ta t oo to of the South. Whethe ou a e pla i g a isit to Red Mou tai Pa k ith ou stude ts o ou si pl a t to tea h a out Red Mou tai s e e a le pla e i A e i a i dust ial histo, this guide ill p o ide ou ith a e a d u i ue a s to e gage ou stude ts, su h as: Photos of a a do ed a d u o e ed st u tu es i Red Mou tai Pa k f o a ious i i g ope atio s o e the ea s Mi i Lesso s a d Esse tial Questio s to get ou stude ts talki g a out Red Mou tai histo Fu A ti ities a oss ultiple o te t a eas, hi h ill help stude ts u de sta d hat it as like to li e a d o k o Red Mou tai i the ea l da s of Bi i gha Fo additio al i fo atio o Field T ips a d Out ea h P og a s, as ell as oss- u i ula lesso s a d a ti ities f o Red Mou tai Pa k, isit ed ou tai pa k.o g/edu atio
Co te ts Ea l Red Mou tai Boo to Dep essio Bi i gha Goes Ba k to Wo k A Ne Red Mou tai Footp i t sig ifies a ti ities. Red Mou tai Pa k o e looki g Do to Bi i gha.
Ea l Red Mou tai - Al ost t o e tu ies ago, as Ala a a as o the e ge of a hie i g statehood, the la d that ould late e alled the Cit of Bi i gha as efe ed to as Jo es Valle. Ea l settle s a e he e due to the ealth of hu ti g sto k; ho e e, the e as o e oddit of the a ea hi h ould soo ha ge its desti. Just to the south o Red Mou tai, t a ele s a d hu te s e e ki ki g up a fi e dust u de thei feet, hi h d ed e e thi g it tou hed ith a disti ti e ed olo. This po de dust as the esidue of he atite the o d de i ed f o the G eek fo lood, hai a a t pe of i o o e, hi h, u k o to this ea l populatio, la i h i ei s e eath the ou tai s su fa e. At the ti e, o o e see ed to ha e ust use fo the ed dust. O l the ati e C eek I dia s o e alued the he atite, usi g it to d e lothi g, de o ate potte a d pai t thei odies fo e e o a d attle. Although u do u e ted, the fi st a edited to ide tif the ed dust as i o o e esidue as p o a l Ba lis Ea le G a e, ho settled o Red Mou tai, o la d o efe ed to as G a e s Gap. G a e ha ested just e ough i o o e to fill a ago. He t u ked this load to a f ie d i Bi Cou t, ho fo ged it i to ought i o fo dist i utio to lo al la ks iths. The su ess of this e tu e fo G a e led hi to o ti ue i i g the ou tai, a d that as it! The i i g of i o o e o Red Mou tai ould soo lead to the fo atio of Bi i gha as a it, as a i dust ial po e house fo the ou t. Co e ted Mi i-lesso Ask stude ts hat ea l settle s to Ala a a ould use i o fo i e e da life? So e a s e s ight i lude pots fo ooki g, o hat het lades.
I the ea s leadi g up to the Ci il Wa, G a e sold off t a ts of his la d o Red Mou tai to othe s looki g to e t a t the o e fo p o essi g i to i o a d steels. Ea l i i g o pa ies su h as Ro i so, Eu eka, a d Wood a d ould soo dis o e that Red Mou tai, o e a ilde ess ith little o e to offe tha a loud est dust that ould stai lothes, as ho e to possi l the ealthiest ese e of i o o e i the South. Ba lis Ea le G a e Ba lis G a e, elie ed to e the fi st pe so to dis o e i o o e o Red Mou tai, o ed to Ala a a ith his fa il i. T pi al fo a ea l settle, he g e up i po e t, atte di g a s hoolhouse ith a di t floo. As a adult, he ea e o e of Jeffe so Cou t s fi st she iffs. He also se ed as edito of The Ce tral Alaba ia, a ea l p e u so to The Bir i gha News. Though histo has sho hi to e o e of Bi i gha s ost i po ta t ea l itize s, his g a e eai ed u a ked fo al ost a hole e tu afte his death. Whe G a e ega ha esti g i o o e, he e el hipped it a a f o the su fa e of the Ea th i a p o ess k o as st ip i i g. Late, o pa ies ho i ed Red Mou tai ould a tuall tu el i to the Ea th ia steep a gles, a p o ess k o as slope i i g. Esse tial Questio s fo Stude ts. Wh did people o e to the Jo es Valle i the ea l s?. Wh do ou thi k Ba lis Ea le G a e sold la d to othe people ho a ted to i e i o o e o Red Mou tai? E plai.
Whe e s the O e? O je ti e: Stude ts ill lea la d afte ope atio s the p o ess of st ip Mate ials Needed: Hostess up akes ith ea k ife; et i ule s; s isso s i i g a d e plo e effe ts of e te ; g id pape ; plasti I st u tio s: Ha e stude ts o ie t the g id pape a ki g No th, South, East, a d West ie s. The, stude ts ill easu e le gth a d idth of up akes i e ti ete s f o th ee diffe e t ie s ae ial, South-side a d West-side. Stude ts ill d a s he ati of up ake, otati g easu e e ts i. Stude ts ill take st a a d slo l t ist i to top of up ake, o ti ui g th ough u til the ea h the otto. Stude ts ill do this t o o e ti es f o diffe e t a gles. Stude ts slo l e t a t st a a d a efull ut it ith s isso s to see he e the ea is, hi h ep ese ts the i o o e deposits. Stude ts ill h pothesize he e the elie e the e a t lo atio of the ea is ithi the up ake, a d ote it o thei g id pape, usi g easu e e ts i. Stude ts ill use the k ife to ut th ough the up ake to the ea e te, usi g thei diag a to o figu e the easiest possi le oute the should keep i i d that the ill eed to e lai, o esto e, the up ake o e the ea is i ed. O e ea is i ed, stude ts ill atte pt to esto e the e ai i g ake a k to its o igi al shape, oti g the up ake s fi al o figu atio o e its deposits ha e ee i ed. Stude ts ill e plai ho the up ake looks afte it has ee i ed of its esou es.
Boo to - As the Ci il Wa app oa hed, spe ulato s ought up la ge t a ts of la d i Jeffe so Cou t, k o i g the Co fede ate A ould soo eed la ge supplies of i o fo eapo s a d othe a ti e ate ials. T o e, F a k Gil e a d Joh T. Mil e, ope ed the fi st o e ial o e i e o Red Mou tai i,k o as Eu eka. I, Walla e M El ai uilt the I o dale Fu a e Caha a I o Wo ks a d supplied it ith i o o e ia t a a f o the ea Hele Bess Mi e. Ali e Fu a e as o e of the fu Soo, the i i g that ega o Red Mou tai had ea es he e o e i ed f o o e su h a u ial pa t of the Southe a effo ts Red Mou tai as p o essed. It as a ed afte the oldest that U io t oops dest o ed oth of these fu a es as daughte of its fou de, He the s ept th ough Ala a a. While dest o ed; ho e DeBa dele e, o e of the pioe, the fu a es laid the fou datio s fo the futu e ee i g i dust ialists of Bi i gg o th a d p ospe it of Bi i gha. ha. Co e ted Mi i-lesso Ask stude ts hat othe pla es ha e the lea ed a out i Bi i gha that e e o e ted to i o o e i i g? Ha e the o st u t a se ue e of e e ts fo i i g, he e the o e goes to ake i o a d steel. The shee a ou t of i o o e i the g ou d as i p essi e, ut those ese es e e o l a t io of atu al esou es that ade the a ea e u i ue. Alo g ith the i o o e, Jeffe so Cou t a d the su ou di g egio also had t e e dous a ou ts of li esto e a d oal. Bi i gha as fou ded i a ou d these esou es, a t io of i g edie ts fo aki g i o.
Mi i g Ca ps Most i e s did ot just o k o Red Mou tai ; the li ed i the i i g o uities uilt a ou d the ou tai. Wo ke s a d fa ilies ould li e o -site, i ass a ps o ed a d u the e steel o pa fo hi h the o ked. Mi i g o pa ies e e i ol ed i a aspe ts of o ke s li es. E plo ees li ed i lo - ost housi g, shopped i sto es, a d e e atte ded o pa - uilt hu hes. Belo is a photo of Klo d ke Mi e # ith the We o ah o u it i the a kg ou d. So e st u tu es f o the o e i es still e ist at Red Mou tai Pa k toda. A la ke o s ip as o pa issued o e, hi h o ke s ould e paid ith e e t o eeks. The hole i the e te is a o pa ide tifie. Ea h o pa that issued la ke ould ha e its o u i ue shape fo the e te. NOW THEN The Reddi g Hoist House as o e of the st u tu es o Red Mou tai. that pulled ate ials out f o deep ithi the Ea th. Built the Wood a d I o Co pa i, it e a e the fi st of o l t o e ti al shaft i es to e uilt i Bi i gha, a d as also the fi st to use ele t i al po e, ot stea. A o e A i e s he k as used to ide tif ea h o ke. Befo e a a ould e te a i e, he ould ha g his he k o a peg oa d at the e t a e, a d olle t it he he a e out. This helped the o pa keep t a k of o ke s, a d k o if the e had ee a e t apped i side.
Mi i g slo ed do afte the Ci il Wa, ai l due to de eased de a d a d a hole a epide i i the s. Ho e e, p odu tio oo ed o e o e i the follo i g de ade, afte the dis o e that lo al oal ould e ade i to oke fo last fu a e fuel. I dust i Ala a a o lo ge had to el o e pe si e ha oal, a d Bi i gha e ou ded, ea i g itself the i k a e The Magi Cit. The populatio g e o e the e t se e al de ades, f o, people i to,. Ma thi gs had ha ged o Red Mou tai that ti e. It had go e f o a hu le fa i g o u it to a i dust ial po e house u i pa t o e of the atio s la gest o pa ies, U.S. Steel. Esse tial Questio s fo Stude ts. What th ee ai i g edie ts a e used fo. Wh did U io t oops seek to dest o the ode th ough Ala a a?. Wh as Bi i gha aki g i o? i i g ope atio s he i k a ed The Magi Cit? Chip Mi i g O je ti e: Stude ts ill lea e o o i s of i i g p o ess o pa ies a d easu i g e pe ses agai st p ofits. Mate ials Needed: Pla ookies; pape /pe ils sta ti g thei o i i g o e ; toothpi ks flat a d ou d ; pape lips, ho olate hip I st u tio s: Stude ts ill fo a i i g o pa, splitti g i to e e g oups of o a d a i g thei p ope t at the top of the pape. O e stude t ill e the a ke, keepi g t a k of all o pa e pe ses a d p ofits o a g oup sha ed pie e of pape. Ea h o pa ill e gi e $ to sta t, a d ookies as thei p ope t, ea h osti g $. Stude ts ill pu hase e uip e t, ep ese ted flat a d ou d toothpi ks sho els a d pape lips. Ea h tool ill osts $. Stude ts ill e ti ed at i utes to i e thei p ope t, usi g o l the tools the ha e ought. E e hip i ed ill p ofit the $, ut e e i ute of la o ill ost $. Also, o su ed p ofits ill ost $.
G eat Dep essio While Bi i gha e ai ed a i dust ial a ho of the Ne South th oughout the s, it as u fo tu atel this elia e upo the i o a d steel i dust that ould p o e its do fall du i g the G eat Dep essio. Afte the sto k a ket ashed i O to e, illio s of A e ia s e a e u e plo ed. De a d fo the ate ials o i g out of Bi i gha hit a all ti e lo. B the s, a ua te of the it as u e plo ed, hile a ajo it of the lu k o es to still ha e a jo e e o l o ki g pa t-ti e hou s. The G eat Dep essio i Bi i gha, a d o Red Mou tai, led to o k displa ee t fo i e s. No out of o k, fa ilies ho had o e o e to the it looki g fo e plo e t i the i es o etu ed to thei fa i g oots, a d looked fo la d i the ou t i hi h to su i e. Ho e e, this ass ig atio st essed the f agile fa la d i Ala a a, due to o e populatio a d the lu s fa i g of e ho had spe t ea s o ki g i i dust. I deed, this o e o l o se ed the dep essio i the South. Co - Thousa ds of u e plo ed a d pa t-ti e i e s li ed i te ee t housi g set up fo the FDR s Resettle e t Ad i ist atio. Photo of Bi i gha i i g housi g i a. e ted Mi i-lesso Ask stude ts a out diffe e t su je ts o hi h the o side the sel es a e pe t. A s e s a i lude ideo ga es o a e tai ook se ies. Ha e the ite this su je t at the top of a pie e of pape. Stude ts ill the s it h pape s ith a pa t e, a d ill the t to e plai i iti g thei pa t e s e pe t a ea. Ask the ho the feel t i g to u de sta d so ethi g of hi h the ha e o p io k o ledge. This ill o e t the ith the plight of ispla ed i e s i Dep essio -e a Ala a a.
While FDR s Ne Deal p og a s ai ed at aisi g A e i a s spi its, a fa ilies i Alaa a e e sed thei outi es f o li i g as i dust ial o ke s fo la ge o pa ies to selfsuffi ie t ig a ts. So su sta tial as the G eat Dep essio s i pa t o Ala a a that Ne Deal photog aphe s e e o issio ed to do u e t it. O e of the e hi ed as Walke E a s, ho took the photo o the left. The e e e so a p o le s i Bi i gha th oughout the G eat Dep essio that P eside t F a kli Roose elt dee ed it the o st-hit to i the ou t. FDR s adi ist atio hoped to pull the o ki g lass out of po e t ith Ne Deal p og a s su h as the Resettle e t Ad i ist atio, hi h as a effo t to p o ide housi g fo displa ed fa ilies. E e so, te sio as highe du i g this ti e tha e e et ee o ki g lass i e s a d i i g o pa ies, ho o du ted usi ess ith a fo us o aki g the ost p ofit ith the least a ou t of la o. It as this st uggle fo egula e plo e t that led a o ke s to joi u io s du i g the G eat Dep essio. O e su h u io of ote as the Mi e, Mill a d S elte s Lao U io, a o t o e sial atio al o ga izatio, hi h a e to Red Mou tai i. While joi i g a u io ould help o ke s ith e plo e t, it ould agg a ate the e o pa ies ho e e e plo i g the. Co pa ies had epeated f ust atio s ith u io s espe iall Mi e, Mill a d S elte s g ie i g that the e e a sou e of Co u ist i filt atio o Bi i gha 's i dust, a d that the allo ed Af i a -A e i a s a ha e at ette jo s a d o siste t e plo e t. These o goi g te sio s o Red Mou tai ould o ti ue lo g afte the Dep essio o e, a d ould pla a ke ole i the Bi i gha 's Ci il Rights o e e t.
La o U io s: Whi h side a e ou o? As the Dep essio o se ed i Ala a a, i dust ial o ke s o Red Mou tai g e pa i ked o e thei jo se u it, a d ega to o side joi i g a u io. Ne Deal legislatio seeki g to keep A e i a s i thei jo s ade it ha de tha e e fo o pa ies to ig o e la o u io s; ho e e, o pa ies sought a s to keep p odu tio o i g, su h as hi i g o -u io e despe ate fo o k to fill i fo st iki g u io e e s. The e e k o as s a s. Left: The Mi e, Mill a d S elte s U io a e to Bi i gha i. Fi st o ga izi g at the Ishkooda i i g a p o Red Mou tai, it as a politi all a ti e g oup pushi g fo o ke s ights a d i teg atio of hites a d Af i a -A e i a s. Co e all of ou good o ke s, Good e s to ou I ll tell Of ho the good old u io Right: A se u it adge o a o pa gua d o Red Mou tai. I additio to keepi g pea e a o g o ke s, gua ds e e also tasked ith eaki g st ikes a d o ito i g a u io p opaga da a o g ote s. Has o e i he e to d ell. Whi h side a e ou o? Whi h side a e ou o? Do t s a fo the osses, Do t liste to thei lies Us poo folks ha e t got a ha e U less e o ga ize. -A ti-s a U io So g Left: The Co g ess of I dust ial O ga izatio s CIO as a othe la o u io that hoped to o ga ize Red Mou tai o ke s du i g the dep essio. It did ot ha e the su ess that Mi e, Mill did due to its less agg essi e ta ti s at a ial i teg atio.
Esse tial Questio s fo Stude ts. What is ea t pa t of it? the te Ne South? Wh as Bi i gha. Wh did the G eat Dep essio hit Ala a a so ha d i the a s?. Wh ould a o ke joi a u io du i g the G eat Dep essio? What ould o pel hi ot to joi a u io? T ash, Re O je ti e: Stude ts ill lea le, o Co post? the autious household ha its a d th ifti ess of po e t -st i ke fa ilies du i g the G eat Dep essio Note: this is a good s ie e- ased a ti it to i o po ate i to Ea th Da o ge e al e i o e tal s ie e lesso s. Mate ials Needed: Th ee i s; aft supplies s isso s, glue, et. ; a do household ite s a e e a ou t of t ash, e li g, a d o post; o pute ith i te et a ess; ate ials to ake o posti g i look o i st u ta les. o fo tips a d ideas. I st u tio s: Tea he s ill pla e th ee i s at f o t of lass oo, ea h a ked eithe T ash, Re le, o Co post. Tea he s ill the p ese t a do household ite s o e o e to the lass, aski g stude ts to ide tif ea h o e. Tea he s ill the pla e ite s i to thei o e t i s. No that ite s ha e ee o e tl lassified, the tea he s ill split lass i to e e g oups a d gi e the ea h a e led ite. G oups ill use I te et to esea h ite, lea i g its p ope ties a d ho else it a e used. G oups ill p ese t t o e li es fo ite to lass: o e use ill e hat the lea ed o the I te et, a d o e ill e a use the a e up ith o thei o Ne t, tea he ai tai ed ate ials. ill follo steps ith lass to eate a o post i. The i a e lass o e ti e, as stude ts a e a le to o se e the effe ts of the
Bi i gha Goes Ba k to Wo k - While the Roose elt ad i ist atio spe t illio s of dolla s elie i g the effe ts of the Dep essio o Bi i gha, t ue elief did ot o e u til the o set of Wo ld Wa II. Sudde l, the e as a i ediate eed fo i o a d steel to suppl the a effo t, a d Bi i gha as put a k to o k o e o e. No, the Magi Cit had a e title: The A se al of the South as a esult of Bi i gha s sig ifi a t o t i utio s to a d steel de elop e t fo the atio s ilita supplies. Co e ted Mi i-lesso Ask stude ts hat i o a d steel ould p odu e fo a a effo t. So e e a ples ight i lude ai pla es, a tille shells, o asi gs, o ket odies, a d steel fo a go ships. A Well Oiled Ma hi e B Wo ld Wa II, i i g te h i ues o Red Mou tai had e o e sophisti ated a d effi ie t. The shee a ou t of ate ials that a e f o Red Mou tai i the s led a to du Bi i gha The Pitts u gh of the South. A o e: Bi i gha i, ith the Bi i gha Mi e al Rail oad full fo ed. The lue a ea is he e Red Mou tai Pa k is toda. A o e: The Tipple ould e the e d of the li e fo the skip a t o i g out of the ou tai. He e, it ould e o e tu ed, a d the o e i side ould e du ped i to the aiti g ail oad a elo.
The a ought su h usi ess a k to Bi i gha that the Te essee Coal a d I o Co pa TCI e t f o, o ke s i to, just t o ea s late. Afte WWII, de a d fo the i o a d steel o i g out of Bi i gha o ti ued at a stead pa e. Ho e e, ith this p og ess, the o ld ould apidl ha ge a ou d Red Mou tai. Sudde l, e a d thei fa ilies, ho had li ed e ti e li es i i i g a ps, fou d thei o u ities sh i ki g i the late s a d s. Due to the uildi g of post- a su u s a d i p o ed odes of t a spo tatio i Bi i gha, a e plo ees o had e optio s fo li i g. U fo tu atel, fo those ho eai ed i the a ps, a est u tu i g of the i i g o pa ould soo dissol e hat as left of these u i ue de elop e ts. Right: A P.E lass at We o ah High i. Left: The We o ah S hool as o e of the se i es offe ed to o pa e plo ees hild e. The e e e o igi all t o of the : We o ah a d We o ah. Ma of the i i g a ps had ee a ed fo TCI si e its ea liest da s o Red Mou tai. TCI P eside t Geo ge C a fo d elie ed i a s ste of elfa e apitalis, he ei the o pa felt it ould ha e ette, happie o ke s if u h of thei asi eeds, su h as housi g a d edu atio, e e take a e of. The efo e, pla ed o u ities e e set up fo e plo ees. The o pa uilt hospitals a d hu hes, all fo e lusi e o ke a ess. also I the post- a ea s the o pa as fi di g it i easi gl diffi ult to sustai these p og a s. A push fo highe ages a o g the A e i a o ki g lass, e fede al sta da ds i i e safet, a d a othe fa to s led TCI to tu o t ol of the pla ed o u ities, su h as Ishkooda, Mus oda, a d We o ah, o e to its eside ts.
A e a ple of this d a ati shift as the task of a agi g the TCI hospital i Fai field, a fa ilit that had ee a i po ta t pa t of e plo ees li es he e a ide ts that o u ed i the i es e e t eated, a d he e a eside ts of the i i g a ps e e o. Alo g ith othe edu tio s of e plo ee elfa e se i es, the hospital as gi e o e to a age e t apa t f o the o pa i. Ne l a ed Llo d Nola d Hospital afte o e of its fou di g ph si ia s, the fa ilit ould o lo ge se e o l TCI e plo ees, ut also the e pa di g Llo d Nola d as ought i o u it a ou d it. TCI to i p o e the sa itatio a d ge e al health p a ti es of its i i g a ps. He as ke i edu i g epide i s of t phoid a d ala ia, as ell as s all po a d d se te. I eased u io izatio fu the led the o pa to edu e its se i es fo e plo ees. As o ke s o ti ued to a d togethe afte the G eat Dep essio, seeki g a ette ualit of life as the est of the ou t had, TCI fou d it ould o lo ge keep the e happ p o idi g i i al se i es to keep the ali e a d o ki g. I deed, the s p o ed o e of the ost te se pe iods et ee the o pa a d its e plo ees. But it as t u til he te sio s fi all a e to a oili g poi t. Si e the G eat Dep essio, the Mi e, Mill a d S elte s U io Called Mi e, Mill its e e s had held the lo alt of a Red Mou tai i e s. It had also spa ked g eat te sio ith the Te essee Coal a d I o Co pa, due to its agg essi e o es to a ds politi al a ti is a d o ke s ights a d, su h as a ial i teg atio a old idea fo a southe o pa at that ti e. I Sp i g, afte ea s of te sio, the o pa fi all held a ele tio to let o ke s hoose o l o e u io that it ould e og ize Mi e, Mill, o the U ited Steel o ke s of A e i a USWA.
I the da s leadi g up to the ele tio, a ial te sio s plagued Red Mou tai oe tha e e. The e a e epo ts of s ea p opaga da that sp ead like ildfi e a o g ote s, su h as the lai that if e ele ted the Mi e, Mill a d S elte s u io, highe ages a d jo s t aditio all gi e to hite e ould e fa o ed to a d Af i a -A e i a s. O the da of the ele tio, the Ku Klu Kla epo tedl ode th ough the a p to i ti idate e i to asti g thei otes agai st Mi e, Mill. Ulti atel, si e so u h p opaga da had al ead ee sp ead agai st Mi e, Mill, the u io did ot sta d a ha e. Af i a -A e i a e plo ees o Red Mou tai ould ha e to ait o e tha a de ade efo e the o pa ould offiiall i teg ate. The s p o ed to e the e d of a e a fo i i g o Red Mou tai. While p odu tio as stead, i o o e sea s e a e o e diffi ult to ea h. Mi i g o pa ies ega seeki g heape optio s, su h as i po ti g i o a d steel f o i te atio al sou es like Ve ezuela a d Chi a. Updated i i g a d a ufa tu i g te h i ues fu the ed the de li e of Red Mou tai., as ope atio s ould e too e pe si e to upg ade. Fi all, all i i g o Red Mou tai e ded, ith U.S. Steel losi g its last i e the e o Ju e,. Co e ted Mi i-lesso Ask stude ts ho the effo ts of the Mi e, Mill a d S elte s U io to i teg ate jo s o Red Mou tai fo eshado ed the Ci il Rights Mo e e t of the s. Esse tial Questio s fo Stude ts. What pulled Bi i gha out of the G eat Dep essio?. What is Welfa e Capitalis? Ho did TCI use it to thei ad a tage ith e plo ees?. Ide tif fou fa to s that led to i es losi g o Red Mou tai.
The G eat U io De ate O je ti e: Stude ts ill u de sta d the fo atio of u io s du i g the G eat Dep essio, a d ho the ould eate te sio ith a i i g o pa Mate ials Needed: Co st u tio pape ; lothespi s; a o s; pe il a d pape I st u tio s: The lass ill split i to t o g oups, ea h o e ep ese ti g a u io. Ea h side ill eate the ide tit of thei u io, gi i g the a es a d usi g aft supplies to ake i o s fo ea h e e to ea. The tea he ill gi e stude ts te s of u io fo atio i the lass oo, su h as assig ed seati g, o o pho es i lass. U io s ill the eak off a d d aft thei o ules, hi h ill egotiate ith the tea he s te s. Delegates f o ea h u io ill otate, p ese ti g o e te at a ti e to the lass. Afte ea h te is p ese ted, stude ts i opposi g u io s ill ha e t o i utes fo e uttal. The tea he ill ode ate this stude t- u de ate, o l i te fe i g i u io dis ussio s if eeded. Stude ts ill the ote o hi h u io the a t to ep ese t the lass to the tea he. Pe haps o e had ette te s tha the othe, o o e had ette leade ship skills. The u io ho i s ill the p ese t te s to the tea he. The tea he ill egotiate fi al te s ith the u io. O e te s a e et, the tea he de thei te s fo o e da. ill a k o ledge the u io a d o du t the oo u -
A Ne Red Mou tai Afte i i g ope atio s e ded o Red Mou tai, the la d sat a a do ed fo a ea s. Ma of the fo e i i g st u tu es that had o e ade Bi i gha o e of the highest p odu i g A e i a oo to s e e de olished, o e a e o e g o ith egetatio. The, i, th ough the effo ts of the F esh ate La d T ust, the ideas of Pa k Neigh o E i Battai, a d a dedi ated stee i g o ittee, U.S. Steel ade o e of the la gest o po ate la d doatio s i the atio s histo, selli g o e, a es at a t aditio all dis ou ted p i e to the Red Mou tai Pa k G ee a a d Re eatio al A ea Co issio. Afte a fe ea s of hea pla i g, Red Mou tai Pa k ope ed to the pu li i. This o p ofit pa k s issio is to o e t ou o u ities elai i g the la d he e Bi i gha ega, u iti g us all o the path to a d a healthie futu e. Toda A se ies of ad e tu e a ti ities like the Vul a Zip T ip a o e! a aits guests as the fl th ough the t ees of Red Mou tai! Staff a d olu tee effo ts ha e helped uild the pa k to e a edu atio al th ough field t ips a d out ea h as ell as ei g a lo atio he e ou o to help uild Red Mou tai Pa k. The Pa k o ti ues to g o toda as e e iki g t ails, so e of hi h follo the o igi al ail eds of the Bi i gha esou e fo s hools u it a olu tee pa d ou hiki g a d Mi e al Rail oad!
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