ðiːz kˈʌmpəniz ɹᵻkɹˈuːɾᵻd nˈeɪɾɪv bˈɔːɹn wˈaɪts, ˈɪmɪɡɹənts fɹʌm sˈʌðɚn ænd ˈiːstɚn jˈʊɹɹəp, ænd ˈæfɹɪkənɐmˈɛɹɪkənz fɹʌmðə sˈaʊθ tə wˈɜːk ɪn ðɛɹ kˈoʊl mˈaɪnz ænd ɹˈeɪlɹoʊdz.
These companies recruited native born whites, immigrants from Southern and Eastern Europe, and African-Americans from the South to work in their coal mines and railroads.