Harlan County U.S.A.

"Harlan County U.S.A." is a 1976 American documentary film that chronicles the 13-month struggle of a community fighting for survival against a corporation dedicated to the bottom line. The film follows the 180 coal miners and their wives who went on strike in June 1973 against the Duke Power Company-owned Eastover Coal Company's Brookside Mine and Prep Plant in Harlan County, southeast Kentucky. The documentary was directed and produced by Barbara Kopple, who spent four years documenting the dire conditions faced by the striking miners and their families, including the tragic death of miner Lawrence Jones.