Harlan County, USA (1976) - John Sayles Interview

This documentary won an academy award and it's a very powerful movie! I recognized one lady in the movie as a local champion for health care for the poor. There is a clinic to this day thanks to her. Eula Hall, read about here here:
http://www.arc.gov/index.do?nodeId=1288

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[Freakster1970]

I can relate to the film coming from a mining area in Scotland. I noticed a lot of scots names in the documentary and the bluegrass music was also brought there from Scotland / Ireland. Does anyone know if the soundtrack is available? I love people like Darrell Scott and Tim O'brien.

[BetteDavisEyz]

Hiya, thanks for watching, The whole area definitely owes it's culture and music to the Scots/Irish emigrants, the farm in our family was from our ancestors who fought in the revolution, names like Fitzpatrick, and my dad was a Calhoun. I googled for a soundtrack, but didn't locate one, maybe you can , or find these artists individually...good luck....O'er da pond there in Bonnie Scotland :D

[billysscreeningroom]

Great post - thanks!

[BetteDavisEyz]

Hey Billy , I'm going to feature this on my page again, it's important, a regional struggle almost 40 years ago, we now have a global struggle against Corp. greed...

Thanks for the comment, and you're welcome!

[barfyspitz]

Yet Romney has openly declared to repeal Pervailing Wage and basically break the UNIONS...Why don't they want the working men and women to make a decent wage and work in a safe environment? They won't be happy till everyone is working for $9.00 an hour with no benefits.

[Tony2581]

Yes, Eula is a wonderful woman - and a hero to many in eastern Kentucky!

[Tony2581]

One of the highlights of "Harlan County USA" is seeing Florence Reece sing the world's greatest labor anthem, "Which Side Are You On?", which she wrote in 1931 during the bloody mining wars in Harlan County, KY. I was privileged to see her sing that day and I shall never forget it. Miners throughout the world owe Ms. Reece a great debt.

[Holdek]

Where is this documentary from?

[allisonO.o clute]

Eula hall is a WONDERFUL woman..she was very good friends with m great grandmother...

[TheRebelfromdixie]

some of them are still alive i live there ive met some of them

[jays2474]

I would love to see another documentary done on these same people on what they are doing now.Like if some are still alive interview them.