Coal miners. -- Appalachian Region, Southern.

Abstract A sociologist by training, Alan J. Crain taught at Allegheny College in western Pennsylvania. During the 1970s, he developed an ongoing interest in southeastern Kentucky through the Appalachian Semester at Union College in Barbourville. This was a summer-long program that introduced students to the culture and traditions of Knox County and the surrounding area. Over a period of about ten years he made extended visits to Knox County, at times living in homes of residents of the Trosper...

Scope and Contents This collection is comprised of recorded interviews with transcripts relating to the work of the Council of the Southern Mountains (CSM) during the period 1970-1989. Interviewees include the former CSM executive director, other staff, board members, and elected officers.Listen To interview recordings and / or read transcripts The interviews...

Abstract Harlan County, Kentucky is known for two things: bituminous coal and Bloody Harlan. During the big coal boom in the early 1900s, Harlan County was amongst the largest contributors. Herndon J. Evans, the editor of the Pineville Sun, argued, The troubles of the coal industry had their inception in war times. Huge profits were held out to those who had little capital and a good lease. Wages ranged as high as $25 a day in some instances. Men flocked to the coal...