"Sweeney, coal miner and lawyer, discusses coal mining and union activities in Franklin and Christian Counties, Illinois: mechanization, wages, importance of coal, union conflicts, the Herrin massacre, violence, the ""white card"" movement, John L. Lewis, and the mine wars. He also briefly discusses attending Lincoln Law School in Springfield, his law practice in Taylorville, coal miners and the law. Interview by Nick Cherniavsky, 1977. 2 tapes, 120 mins."
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