Harlan County U.S.A.
(1977)
January 23, 1977
(US)
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Documentary
• 105m
Overview
This film documents the coal miners' strike against the Brookside Mine of the Eastover Mining Company in Harlan County, Kentucky in June, 1973. Eastover's refusal to sign a contract (when the miners joined with the United Mine Workers of America) led to the strike, which lasted more than a year and included violent battles between gun-toting company thugs/scabs and the picketing miners and their supportive women-folk. Director Barbara Kopple puts the strike into perspective by giving us some background on the historical plight of the miners and some history of the UMWA. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with New York Women in Film & Television in 2004.
Keywords
strike
kentucky
mining
working class
union
labor
labor union
woman director
miners strike
black lung
united mine workers
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Status
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Original Language
EN
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