A clip from Before the Mountain Was Moved documentary (1969) about surface coal mining in WV

This is from the documentary Before the Mountain Was Moved (1969, 60 minutes) -- the complete film is shown here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lferrcK4cwQ A composite of five clips (11:30 minutes) of Elias Bailey can be seen here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QA8u9Q3wX-0

The documentary explores the coal mining industry and the local's attempts to pass state legislation to conserve the environment -- The citizens of Raleigh County, West Virginia watch as strip mining destroys the forest they've always called home. It is a land dominated by heritage, history and a simple way of living that has not seen much change in the past century. The people who live around the mining activities are not eager to see their homes, their way of living, their heritage, disappear through greed and questionable mining processes.

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