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Coal Miners' Strike, Harlan County, Ky., 1932

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"A Strike Against Starvation and Terror"

This site compiles historic films, images, and text related to the coal miners' strike that took place in Kentucky's Bell and Harlan Counties during 1931 and 1932. Created by the Appalachian Studies Program at the University of Kentucky, this educational resource profiles the cultural and economic milieu surrounding this event. First-time visitors would do well to read the introduction to a recent...

https://appalachiancenter.as.uky.edu/coal-strike/background-...