Justice in the Coalfields materials, c.1995
Sub-Series (ap.afc.07.19)
- Extent
- 44 Video cassettes
- 2 Boxes
- Part of
- Appalshop Films Collection, 1969-2015 > Series VII. Appalshop Films 1991-1999 > Justice in the Coalfields materials, c.1995
- Scope and Contents
- Contains material related to the color documentary Justice In The Coalfields, a 1995 release. The documentary follows the United Mine Workers strike against the Pittston Coal Company and explores the strike's social, cultural, and economic impact on coalfield communities. Footage includes state troopers escorting replacement workers through the picket lines and the civil disobedience of striking union members. Interviews include rank and file union members, a federal judge, a public interest lawyer, the coal company president, and the public affairs director of the National Right to Work Committee. Subjects include coal miners, labor disputes, labor strikes and lockouts, and economic conditions in coalfield communities.
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