"[Narrating] It were 19 and 20 in the southwest fields and things was tough. The miners was trying to bring the union to West Virginia and the coal operators and their gun thugs was set on keeping them out."
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Drama films1980s American filmsUnited States National Film Registry filmsHistorical filmsFilms directed by John Sayles
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