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Jim Stanley of Derby, Va. discusses his family's experience being exploited by the coal company, ...

Jim Stanley discusses the power dynamics in a coal camp, and different people's methods of resist...

Jim Stanley discusses the struggle to unionize the coal mines, gun thugs, safety conditions in mi...

W.P. Tams, a former coal operator, discussing unions, John L. Lewis, the death of the coal camp, ...

Coal miner John Hinson (Brookside, KY) discussing fighting, corruption, labor union safety commit...

Coal miner John Hinson, Brookside, KY, talking about John L. Lewis, building a big hospital, loca...

Coal miner John Hinson discussing working in the mines, various instances of the danger of mine w...

Coal miner John Hinson of Brookside, KY discussing the inadequate medical care provided by compan...

John Hinson [Henson?] discusses working, living in a coal camp, law enforcement, George Titler, p...

Coal miner John Hinson discusses working in the mines, being a supervisor, tells stories about di...

Mrs. Blakley discusses about how word of a mine accident spread in the coal camp, a mine fire tha...

Farmer Asher talking about coal mining, changes in the industry, miners' responsibility for accid...

England Asher discussing life in the coal camp, gardening; another man discusses being a coal min...

Coal miner John Hinson is interviewed about life in coal camps, changes throughout time. Slightly...

Brookside, KY coal miner John Hinson discusses labor union politics and conflicts.

John Hinson, at Brookside, Kentucky, discussing labor unions, contracts, and finding work in the ...

Women at Brookside, Harlan County, KY discussing life in the coal camps, bath houses, their famil...

Production staff interviewing women in a coal camp at Brookside, KY about life in the camps, the ...

A woman and her boy talking about trading, being raised in Evarts, life in the camps. A woman dis...

Bessie Cornet describing the conditions at Brookside in the beginnings of the strike, discusses t...

Lois Scott discusses union organizing and her personal family experiences with union-related viol...

Lois Scott discussing the mine wars and resistance to labor unions in Harlan County, trains clack...

Lois Scott talking about family politics, wages, coalmining, UMWA strikes, state police

Lois Scott talking about a strike in Benham, Kentucky. She discusses showing up alongside other w...

Field audio tape of Hobart Grills and John Tiller discussing the different clashes between union ...

Former coal miners Hobart Grills and John Tiller discuss economics, infrastructure, scab labor, a...

John Tiller and Hobart Grills discuss the battle of Evarts, the labor politics surrounding the ba...

John Tiller, Hobart Grills and an interviewer discuss the Brookside strike and legal action, scab...

Frank Cloud talking about conditions in the mines for men and animals, other mining issues.

John Carter discussing life in the mountains before the coal mines and railroads, mountaineers, l...

John Carter discussing self-preservation, income tax law introduction, church denominations, fina...

Coal miner John Carter discussing coal camps, coal mining, and the changes in community and econo...

John Tiller discussing working in coal mines. A group of men discuss dangers of coal mining and h...

A man discussing the struggles of coal miners, death of coal miners, miners' culture, John L. Lew...

A woman discussing union organizing, the changing power structures in the UMWA, Tony Boyle, and d...

W.P. Tams Jr., a former coal operator, talking about the different groups of people in coal camps...