Editing J. H. Blair (section)

{{Villain_Infobox
|image = Jh_blair_copy_600x746.jpg
|fullname = John Henry Blair
|alias = J.H. Blair
|origin = Harlan County, Kentucky, United States
|occupation = Sheriff of Harlan County
|goals = Defeat the Union workers (failed)<br>Protect the business owners (failed)
|crimes = [[Murder]]<br>[[Assault]]
|type of villain = Corrupt Official
}}{{Quote|They say in Harlan County,<br>there are no neutrals there.<br>You'll either be a Union man,<br>or a thug for J.H. Blair.|Florence Reece, "Which Side Are You On?"}}'''John Henry "J.H." Blair''' (1879 - 1934) was the sherrif of Harlan County, Kentucky during the Harlan County War, which was a series of coal mining-related skirmishes, executions, bombings, and strikes (both attempted and realized) that took place in Harlan County, Kentucky during the 1930s. The incidents involved coal miners and union organizers on one side, and coal firms and law enforcement officials on the other. The question at hand: the rights of Harlan County coal miners to organize their workplaces and better their wages and working conditions. It was a nearly decade-long conflict, lasting from 1931 to 1939. The number of miners murdered by mine guards remains unknown. Federal soldiers were routinely dispatched to the coal fields in response to what one governor called a “reign of terror.”