Should you watch Harlan County U.S.A.?
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Harlan County U.S.A.
Documentary · 1976
A heartbreaking record of the thirteen-month struggle between a community fighting to survive and a corporation dedicated to the bottom line.
The sides of Harlan County U.S.A.
- Coal miners on strike in Kentucky
- Wives and mothers on the picket line
- Armed strikebreakers at dawn
Harlan County U.S.A. is good for you if…
- you want to stand on a real picket line for thirteen months.
- you like seeing a mining town take on a corporation.
- you like the union songs that run through it.
Harlan County U.S.A. is bad for you if…
- you find 1970s footage dated.
- you can't watch a community living with guns on the picket line and miners sick with black lung.
About: labour · solidarity · class
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