Oct. 15 marks 50 years for the reason that premiere of “Harlan County, USA.” The Academy Award-winning documentary shined a light-weight on an jap Kentucky coal mining neighborhood and their battle for a union contract.
The Appalachia + Mid-South Newsroom is commemorating the anniversary with an hourlong audio particular, “Harlan County, USA at 50.”
WKMS Information Director Derek Operle has spent months diving into the documentary’s influence and lasting legacy, touring to Harlan County and different elements of the state. Tune in to listen to from director Barbara Kopple, miners and other people impressed by the seminal movie.
We’re partnering with Twelve Lions Movie Pageant to share a sneak peak of our hourlong particular on the Kentucky Theatre in Lexington at 7 p.m. Sept. 25, adopted by a screening of “Harlan County, USA.” We’ll host our personal screening, that includes a Q&A with Appalachia + Mid-South Newsroom Deputy Managing Editor John Boyle and Derek Operle, on Oct. 13 at Paducah’s Maiden Alley Cinema.
You’ll be able to hear “Harlan County, USA at 50” stay on the radio Wednesday Oct. 14 on 89.3 WFPL.
