General

Harlan County, U.S.A.

Wednesday, 10 November 2004
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Organizer: Radical Movie Night

This film documents the coal miners' strike against the Brookside Mine
of the Eastover Mining Company in Harlan County, Kentucky in June, 1973.
Eastovers 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.

Location:
Lucy Parsons Center
549 Columbus Avenue
Boston's South End

URL: http://www.lucyparsons.org