Synopsis
Full version of "Wheelwright: Coal Mining Town." Video documenting the history of Wheelwright, Kentucky. Includes interviews with former coal miners and citizens of the town, contemporary footage and historical still images of the town. Descriptions of coal mining life, the effects of strikes on the town, safety conditions, and the impact of the sale of the town on the economy and social conditions of Wheelwright are featured. Includes brief interview with and photos of African American coal miners. This program was videotaped for broadcast on cable television Channel 12 as part of the Broadside/Mountain Community Television initiative to provide locally produced public access television to southwestern Virginia.
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Details
- Running time
- 50 minutes
- Internet Archive item
- 9625WheelwrightCoalMiningTown_Avg15MbpsVBR
Subjects on the Internet Archive
- Wheelwright (Ky.)
- Appalachian region, Southern.African American coal miners
- Public access television programs