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*vikal...@prithvi Presents* ** *HARLAN COUNTY, USA* ** There is no bloodier chapter in the history of U.S. labor than the struggle of coal miners, and some of the most violent episodes within this chapter occurred in Harlan County, Kentucky. The people who live there remember it as “bloody Harlan,” the site of fierce battles between miners and coal companies that culminated on May 4, 1931, in a shootout that left a large number of dead and wounded. Director Barbara Kopple puts the strike into perspective by giving us some background on the historical plight of the miners. The song that fixed this struggle forever in the folklore of U.S. labor—“Which Side are You On?”—plays an important role in the film as a constant reminder of the historical continuity of the miners’ fight. The film won the 1976 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. Runtime: 103 min IMDb <http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074605/> Rating: 8.4/10 *Monday, 25 October, 7 PM* ** Prithvi House, Opp Prithvi Theatre, Janki Kutir, Juhu Church Road, Mumbai Admission Free, On A First-Come-First-Seated Basis -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "humanrights movement" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/humanrights-movement?hl=en.
