Mantowich recalls coal mining experiences in Sangamon County, Illinois: mine ventilation and fire fighting, strip mining, pit committees, mechanization, union conflicts, conflicts with management, organization of the Progressive Miners and their meetings, strikes, violence, March to Mulkeytown, trial of accused bombers, black lung disease, and bootlegging. Interview by Barbara Herndon, 1975. 4 tapes, 315 mins.
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